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Air is all around us: Air is everywhere. It cannot be seen, but it is all around us. This lesson helps students discover that air is everywhere.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Jan Wuertz.

All about trash: Students will discover which kinds of trash break down naturally and which do not when they make their own landfills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science); By Dawn Gilbert.

Amazing amaryllis activities: Students will use an amaryllis started from a bulb to explore the growth of the plant, measure, record and compare the growth of the leaves and the flower. They will enter the data on a spreadsheet and convert it into a graph.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics and Science); By Mary Rizzo.

Amazing liquid conductor: Students will mix a variety of liquid solutions together to see if they will light a light bulb in a electrical circuit. They will be able to identify liquid electrical conductors and nonconductors. Also they will be able to identify that liquid solutions that contain a noticeable amount of acid or salt are good conductors of electricity. Each group of students will make a closed circuit to test their solutions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 6 Science); By Martha Martin.

Arachnid anatomy!: This lesson is part of a science unit entitled “Spiders: Fact and Fiction.” During this lesson, learning will focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing characteristics of spiders.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); By Susan Sharples.

Atomic spectra and the Bohr model: Students view continuous spectra from incandescent and fluorescent lights and line spectra of selected elements. Students relate energy to frequency of light seen in the spectra. The presence of only certain lines in atomic spectra is related to Bohr's model of the atom. In a second experiment, students determine electron energies in the hydrogen atom.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Lisa Bacon.

Blast off the wet way: This lesson takes 6–10 days and includes math classes in which students will serve as observers and will calculate the height that the rocket reached and time elapsed. In the science class the students will design, build, launch, and do a detailed analysis of the acceleration, speed, and force produced by water-filled two-liter rockets.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science); By Jack Curtis.

Bounce into rubber: Natural latex from Thailand: This lesson for grade nine investigates natural latex rubber sources from Thailand. Students complete research and experiments to determine which plants from Thailand are sources of latex, and explore images and audio recordings of rubber harvesting in Thailand.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 9 Science and Social Studies); By Robin Bartoletti.

Building a stratovolcano: Students will review the three types of volcanoes. Students will construct a stratovolcano and determine the composition of each type of volcano. Students will research examples of stratovolcanoes using internet resources.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8–12 Science); By Jessica Bohn.

Butterfly cycle: Students will understand the life cycle of the butterfly and create various art activities that would model metamorphosis.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science); By Becky Woolard.

Butterfly metamorphosis: This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science); By Laura Byers.

Cell theory and plant respiration: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.4; In this lesson, students conduct an experiment using plants to gain an understanding on the effects of sunlight on cell processes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

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.

Classification with pictures: Students learn taxonomy through presenting a project to the class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Lemuel Lamb.

Classroom food web: This lesson is to demonstrate which organisms feed on one another and how food webs are created.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Kurt Oswald.

A comparison of the plant ecology of two fields: Students will apply random sampling techniques to do a plant population/community/ecosystem study to model how these things are interrelated.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science); By Linda Sutton.

Decomposition in freshwater: This lesson includes hands-on activities to demonstrate the process of decomposition in a freshwater ecosystem. It also focuses on the importance of decomposition and its critical role in the food chain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By Heather Lanier.

Digging up discoveries: The students will study archaeology, practicing their knowledge of spelling patterns and capitalization and punctuation skills along the way. The students will go to a teacher-created excavation and discover a surprise in a “rock” from the excavation. The students will then write about their experience.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Alyssa Slater.

Earthquakes: Causes and effects: This is a lesson plan designed to stimulate student interest in the forces of nature. The lessons culminate in a hands-on learning experience about earthquakes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By Tom Weakland.

Electroplating: When is a penny worth less than one cent?: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.8; In this lesson, students understand the chemical differences between pennies made before and after 1982, and gain an understanding of the process of electroplating.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

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