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Lesson Plans - Science

Newspaper Tree

Turn a Newspaper into a tree.

Instant Star

Can you make a five pointed star out of broken toothpicks without touching them!

Magnetic Hand

A pencil, ruler, bookmark, or other object sticks to your hand without any visible support almost as if it’s floating!

A Field Trip to the Zoo

How can students learn more about the animals during their visit to the zoo? … in a short period of time? Have the students group together… give each group an animal (or animal group) to learn about. Have them spend more time with that animal than any of the other animals. Have someone (or each can do this) be in charge of writing down information about the animal as they watch. This is what the zoo’s researchers do when they are learning about the animals.

Fruitful Bounty

Explore Thanksgiving and harvest traditions then create painted paper mosaic cornucopias.