In this lesson, students learn the basics about dinosaur eggs and compare the life cycle of an animal hatched from an egg with one born from its mother's womb. They will create a dinosaur egg and use a map to locate countries where dinosaur eggs have been found. They may also list all the animals that are born from an egg and discuss how a newborn emerging from the womb of its mother is different ... Full description.

This lesson plan is part of the Center for Educational Resources (CERES), a series of web-based astronomy lessons created by a team of master teachers, university faculty, and NASA researchers. This lesson familiarizes students with lunar phases by locating them and then graphing the Moon phase of their own birthdays. Students then discuss lunar myths and legends while creating their own Moon stories. ... Full description.

In this lesson plan students will learn about the characteristics of the Arctic and Antarctic by looking at a globe and at pictures of the polar landscape and animals. They will plan a vacation to one of these regions and draw pictures or write stories depicting themselves on the trip. Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan discusses how fossil fuels are obtained from the Earth, the effect this has on the environment, means of restoring the environment after surface mining, and the effect of energy use on the environment. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. The Classroom Connectors address content ... Full description.

In this lesson, students learn that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tries to encourage communities near Superfund sites to become involved in the Superfund process. The types of activities communities can undertake to influence how hazardous waste sites are cleaned up are presented and discussed. Students discover that community involvement is an essential part of all Superfund ... Full description.

In this lesson, students read and discuss articles presenting two alternative theories about the extinction of dinosaurs. They are encouraged to use the criteria that scientists use to get the best solution. Students will learn that: some evolutionary change is rapid and discontinuous; extinction plays in role in macroevolution; and scientists use specific criteria in deciding which theory is better. ... Full description.

This lesson plan is part of the DiscoverySchool.com lesson plan library for grades 6-8. Using research on environmental conditions of the prairie ecosystem (strong winds, hot and dry summers, cold winters, and plants and animals), students will design an imaginary animal, detailing how its physical and behavioral characteristics make it well adapted to the prairie. They will illustrate their animals ... Full description.

The purpose of this lesson is to increase students' awareness of the need for solid waste management. They will become aware of the types of materials discarded in the environment, identify and classify types of materials, learn to predict and evaluate information, work cooperatively in groups to process information, and make decisions about further actions to be taken concerning solid waste management. ... Full description.

This lesson is designed to help students recognize and deal with bias which may be found in scientific studies. Students will discover that because human values deeply influence terminology, the questions asked, and the criteria for choosing among theories, science incorporates procedures intended to eliminate (or at least reduce) the influence of natural biases we all have. One of these is the requirement ... Full description.

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan teaches young students that our Solar System is composed of many objects which revolve around a star, the Sun. In this lesson students learn about the Earth-Moon-Sun system, satellites, orbits, rotation and revolution. The site provides goals, objectives, an outline, time required, materials, activities, and closure ideas for the lesson. The Classroom Connectors ... Full description.