WORKSHEETS
Here are guidelines for talking to your elementary students about controversial issues.
Use a lesson that helps children begin to think about adult conflicts.
Use a lesson that can help students begin to examine the history of "enemies" in the United States.
Students conduct an experiment to test whether dissolved materials pass through a membrane. Materials list, advance…
Students measure peanut shells to explore the variations in a species. Materials list, advance preparation instructions,…
Students isolate and look at the DNA molecules in onion cells. Materials list, advance preparation instructions, lab…
Students germinate corn seeds to investigate whether all corn seeds have the same genes. Materials list, lab hints and…
Students make a mouth model to explore the feeding adaptations of different animals. Materials list, advance preparation…
Students investigate the effects of salt water on onion cells. Materials list, advance preparation instructions, lab…
Students investigate how light affects a plant's growth. Materials list, advance preparation instructions, lab hints and…
Students explore Earth's resources by classifying objects as resources that could be completely used up, resources that…
Students use plastic-foam balls and flashlights to model how sunlight reaches different parts of the earth at different…
Students make a model of a greenhouse and investigate how it keeps plants warm. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and…
Students use posterboard, markers, and scissors to make a model of the solar system. Materials list, rubric, worksheets,…
Students investigate how convex lenses change the way objects appear. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer key…
Students test parsley, mushrooms, and beet leaves for pigments. Materials list, advance preparation instructions, lab…
Use a lesson that introduces students to problems faced by child soldiers, their families, their communities, and their…
Use a lesson that gives students the opportunity to use a variety of criteria in evaluating the level of security that…
In this lesson, students use contemporary or historical literature and news reports to identify, investigate, and…
Use a lesson that gives students the opportunity to become acquainted with some broad issues related to the enactment of…
Use a lesson that introduces students to basic Constitutional protections of due process and then asks them to consider…
Use a lesson that helps students examine their assumptions about what religion is, and explore some of the reasons why…
Use a lesson that introduces students to basic information about treaties, including the role that they have played in…
Use a lesson that presents the stories of students who made a difference in the world by asking questions about the…
