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Gas-fired kiln: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 16; Figure 14 shows a modern gas-fired kiln in a year-round pottery. If you look closely inside the opening, you can see the remains of one of the ceramic temperature recorders (pyrometric cones) from a recent firing. The small white object on the fourth shelf...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Weather for the day: In this lesson, students will use previous knowledge and classroom resources to determine current weather conditions and temperature.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Rhonda Hathcock.

Graphing the week's temperature: Students will collect data, create a graph, and analyze information about the temperatures for a week using Graph Club Software.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Maureen King.

Temperature graphs: In the following lesson students will locate and record daily high temperatures for several major cities. This data will then be displayed on line graphs. Students will choose one city, and based on its high temperatures, write a paragraph describing appropriate clothing and activities for that location. They will draw a picture of themselves dressed in the clothing and participating in an activity they described.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Kaye Clark.

Space Shuttle O-ring failure: Students will use a TI82 or TI83 calculator to construct a scatterplot, find the equation of the least-squares regression line for a set of data, find the coefficient of determination, and make predictions by using the line.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By Brenda Goforth.

Magic water and convection: This lesson will give students a demonstration of how heat affects water particles.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By JoAnne Pearson.

Decomposition: Students will observe decomposition in a pile of grass clippings and in a compost heap over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Monica Dubbs.

Solar energy hot box: This hands-on science lesson is great because it allows students to get out of their seats and move about, as well as allows students to work in cooperative groups. The teacher is more of a facilitator and students are more in charge of their own learning processes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics and Science); By Nicole Albright.

The forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 1; The relationship between elevation and forest types is one of the most striking features of the ecology of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The major determinent of this relationship is climate: Average temperatures in the Blue Ridge decline about 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Project Groundhog: The students will determine the groundhog prediction of either six more weeks of winter or an early spring and see if the prediction was accurate by recording daily weather data for six weeks. Over that six week period the students will be comparing their weekly data with schools around the USA and Canada using the Project Groundhog website.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics and Science); By Jane Diamond.

Winter advisory: The effect of salt on the freezing point of water: In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.9; In this lesson, students complete a lab to help them understand the effect of salt on the freezing point of water. Students discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using salt as a de-icing and anti-icing agent on roads.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.

Weather watchers: This is a week long activity during which the students record the weather, track weather changes, and make predictions about future weather patterns.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills, Information Skills, and Science); By Virginia Shaddix.

Chem-speak (introduction to chemical equations): Students will understand what constitutes a chemical reaction and how chemical equations represent chemical reactions by means of discussion and demonstrations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Brenda Rock.

Weather conditions database: Students will search and sort various fields of a given database file.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 ); By DPI Integration Strategies.

Classroom environment: the basics: Your classroom is "home away from home" for you and your students. Make it attractive, comfortable, and functional.; By Denise Young.

Investigating evaporation: Students will investigate evaporation as a cooling process. They will witness that temperature is affected by moisture content and the process of evaporation. Next, they will explore websites related to the processes of evaporation and condensation. Students will apply gained knowledge to real-life situations, and will share their new knowledge with a person outside the classroom.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science); By Jessica Bohn.

Feathers, fins, fur, scales, and skin: Using observation, students will identify animal groups by their appearance. The students will move through animal centers looking for similarities and differences of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)

Dutchman's Creek: Turning to the western shore, we have one more stop to make before we reach the sea. This photo shows Dutchman's Creek and a series of smaller tidal creeks. Just behind the serpentine creeks is a canal cutting clear across the photo. This canal originates...; By Steve Keith.

Solar cooking: In this lesson, students will build a minimal solar oven that works using two cardboard boxes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Libby Morrison.

StreamWatch: This lesson is intended as a long term project to determine the overall health of a stream or wetland. Students identify seasonal changes that occur within the ecosystem, ideally with a minimum of bimonthly or monthly monitoring.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By B. Carl Rush.

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