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- A'planting we will go
- This lesson is based on the book, The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle. This story will be used to introduce the students to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and soil are appropriate. Students will learn that plants produce seeds that can become new plants. Through extended activities, the students will experience first-hand the germination of seeds. They will become familiar with the parts of a plant and learn how each part works to produce a healthy plant.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science)
- By Karol Schriber.
- Anatomy of the heart
- Students develop their knowledge of the circulatory system by studying the structure and function of the heart and its vessels.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science)
- By Daniel Isenberg and Sharon Mcdonald.
- Animal adaptation
- This lesson focuses on the adaptations, body structures, and behavior of animals. The students will explore animal growth and adaptations of animals. This lesson is designed to be taught during the reading of Stone Fox.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science)
- By Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright.
- Classification of matter
- Students are introduced to the concept of different kinds of matter. Students create models of different substances to learn to identify the differences between elements, compounds, and mixtures. This lesson is developed so that teachers can use it with English as a Second Language students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science)
- By Anya Childs and Rhonda Garrett.
- Comparative anatomy: A continuum
- In groups, students will design a presentation that will trace the development of an organ system through the major phyla of the animal kingdom looking for the relationships between structure and function by documenting adaptations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development, Information Skills, and Science)
- By Joan Warner and Melissa Thibault.
- CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer
- In these lesson plans, students will act as CSI agents investigating the mysterious pathogen that caused the massive potato crop failure and resultant Great Famine of 1845 in Ireland.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- The effects of acid rain on the environment
- This is an experiment in which groups of students are given healthy plants to water with different solutions of an acid rain mixture made in class. Students will document and present their findings. This lesson plan has modifications for an Intermediate Low English Language Learner (ESL student).
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Development and Science)
- By Helen Beall and Heather Hughes-Buchanan.
- History of atomic theory
- This lesson is developed for a regular low level physical science class. In small groups, students will use media and written script to learn and teach each other about major contributions to the development of the atomic theory.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science)
- By Anya Childs and Rhonda Garrett.
- The human atom
- Students will act out the role of atoms by dressing up as the atoms of designated elements. They will wear costumes with balloons representing valence electrons. The “atoms” will gain or lose valence electrons in order to achieve chemical stability. The students must then identify the charges of the ions formed.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Development and Science)
- By Kamie Wine.
- An integrated lesson comparing the butterfly and frog life cycles
- Students will build on their prior knowledge about the butterfly life cycle to compare and contrast the life cycles of butterflies and frogs. Students will locate butterflies on the school grounds and create pictographs and models of fractions to explain their findings mathematically. Students will also use a variety of resources to read about and study the food, space and air needed by butterflies and frogs to grow. They will create visual and written products to demonstrate their findings.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Martha Dobson and Margaret Monds.
- Invention convention
- In this integrated unit, students will draw upon language arts, science, and math while inventing a magnetic or electric product. The lessons in this unit provide accommodations for English Language Learners at a variety of developmental levels.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- Isolating a potato killer
- In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 2
- In this lesson, students use Koch’s postulates to demonstrate the causal relationship between microbe and disease by transmitting Phytophthora infestans from an infected potato tuber to a healthy potato specimen.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Rebecca Hite.
- The migration of the monarch butterfly
- The students will listen to and discuss books about butterflies and the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in order to integrate science, social studies, and language arts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Martha H. Dobson and Margaret Monds.
- More than just a rainy day: The water cycle
- Students will identify water sources in the school environment in order to understand the origins of our water and to gain perspective about the students' place in the water cycle. Students will learn about the water cycle using a variety of resources and discover connections between the water cycle and the water that they use every day.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Development and Science)
- By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.
- Periodic table
- This lesson provides knowledge about periodic law, groups and periods. Students will be able to identify and label each group with their names. Students will be able to relate atomic number and atomic masses of different elements of periodic table. Students will also be able to discuss periodicity of different properties of elements.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Development and Science)
- By Abha Bhatnagar and Meera Madan.
- The Pit
- The Pit is a game that can be played to review any topic. It matches picture game cards to target vocabulary on a game board. This particular lesson focuses on classification of animals.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science)
- By Eileen Carter and Tracey Casto.
- Profiling a potato killer
- In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 3
- In this lesson, students use internet resources to determine the factors behind the potato blight that led to the most destructive famine in human history. Students will use the scientific method and inquiry to determine how the pathogen spread over the world and learn some of the historical context surrounding this tragedy.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- By Rebecca Hite.
- Researching the North Carolina coastal plain
- This lesson plan will provide students with a more in-depth knowledge of the animals, industry, and land geography of the coastal plain. Students will conduct research on the internet and in other resources to find information on the vital parts of the coastal plain. The lesson culminates with group presentations of their research and a Venn diagram developed individually comparing the outer and inner parts of the coastal plain.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Ana Sanders and Heather Ennis.
- Solving problems using simple machines
- This lesson uses the familiar story of the three pigs and the big bad wolf to explore how the wolf could have used simple machines to catch the three pigs. By reading, analyzing, and evaluating the wolf's use of simple machines in The 3 Pigs and the Scientific Wolf by Mary Fetzer, the students will design and justify their own machine to help the wolf catch those pigs!
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science)
- By Allison Buckner and Maria Tanner.
- Tracking a potato killer: Using latitude and longitude to map the spread of P. infestans
- In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 1
- Students use latitude and longitude to follow the transmission of the plant pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of the Irish Potato Famine.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Rebecca Hite.
