ACTIVITIES
Use construction paper to create colorful leaf magnets.
LESSON PLANS
Students study a range of defensive strategies used by reptiles and amphibians.
Students learn to estimate turtle size and age by identifying the parts of the shell, and then measuring and documenting…
In this lesson, students learn why preservation of wildlife is important.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Six NSTA Recommended Event-Based Science Modules about fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, toxic leaks, and volcanoes.
BOOK GUIDES
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…
Background information on the decline and extinction of many amphibians.
Read about a middle-school class' discovery of a large group of malformed frogs and the research that took place due to…
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Encourage educational conversation about insects with this ladybug bulletin board.
WORKSHEETS
Use the life science printables in this gallery to create overhead transparencies and handouts for the study of human…
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Students improve writing skills, complete science worksheets, and have fun with arts & crafts activities. All of these…
Students learn early-learning skills, complete science worksheets, and have fun with arts & crafts activities. All of…
Students will study life science while simultaneously learning about animals, textiles, and the rain forest. All of…
Students explore the distances between planets by making scale models (lesson plan and background information included).…
This resource is designed to be used with the Meet the Planets Mini-Lesson. It includes the slides and teaching notes…
Students answer questions about earthquake preparations and safety. They also learn about earthquakes in the developing…
Pupils will compare cow and chicken DNA and learn about the role DNA plays in biology in this printable science…
ASSESSMENT
Administer a quiz that tests your students' knowledge of dinosaurs.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery provides lots of laughs for the reader. This lesson includes Internet resources and…
REFERENCE
Discover the different habitats and life cycles in the world of frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders. Eyewitness:…
The natural world of mammals is introduced through full-color photography matched with clearly written text to build a…
Fly with amazing birds over deserts, seas, woodlands, and lush rainforests. A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic…
This is a spectacular and informative guide to the mysteries beyond Earth and the history of space exploration,…
Discover the world's weather—from heat waves and droughts to blizzards and floods—through spectacular…
