Source: NOVA
Build and calibrate a bulb thermometer. Convert between Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Energy.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Dragonfly TV
Examine how the brain perceives or sees colors when they get blurred together.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Energy. Human Biology.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Scientific American Frontiers
Explore the concept of the calorie. Determine the calories/gram of the burned food by measuring its mass, and make conclusions about the experimental design.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Health & Fitness, Science & Tech
Topics: Nutrition. Energy.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: NOVA
Explore the conditions needed for combustion to occur and how firefighters contain fires.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Chemistry. Energy. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: NOVA
Examine the types of ecosystems that could be subject to wildland fires and identify fire risk factors for a property located near a wildland area.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Ecology. Energy. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Scientific American Frontiers
Explore potential and kinetic energy by creating a car that uses a mousetrap as an energy generator. Investigate scientific design by making adjustments and improvements until your car works at optimum efficiency.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Design & Invention. Energy.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Scientific American Frontiers
Explore the cartoons of Rube Goldberg and design a complex machine to perform a simple task. Use scientific design elements and information about energy transfer to build a model of the machine.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech, The Arts
Topics: Design & Invention. Energy. Visual Arts.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Dragonfly TV
Discover that two objects with the same electric charge will repel each other.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Energy. Motion & Forces.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Scientific American Frontiers
Explore the storage of potential energy and the ways in which energy is transformed. Conduct an experiment to see how the height from which a ball is dropped affects its rebound.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Energy.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Scientific American Frontiers
Research the location of land mines by animals and technological methods. Use a metallic probe to uncover the location of an electric-circuit target (representing a buried land mine) without setting off the "bomb".
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Animals: Mammals. Energy.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Tesla: Master of Lightning
Describe the difference between energy in motion and at rest, and demonstrate energy's capacity for doing work. Draw a picture of water moving a turbine, and discuss other ways that a turbine might be made to move.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Energy. Engineering.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Dragonfly TV
Determine the effects of wind direction and angle of the boat on a boat's speed. Examine how hot air lifts things.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Energy. Motion & Forces.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Dragonfly TV
Examine the science behind how yo-yos and tops work, experiment with adjusting variables on the two toys and record the effects of the adjustments. Make a simple helicopter and create an investigation that determines the best design.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Energy. Motion & Forces.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Source: Scientific American Frontiers
Create a model of an eyeball and examine its structure to discover why red-eye occurs. Explore the angles of incoming light that may reduce this byproduct of flash photography.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech, The Arts
Topics: Energy. Human Biology. Photography.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
