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Science lesson plans
5 free science lesson plans so far. Life, physical, and earth science with hands-on investigation. Each one lists its objectives, the minutes it takes, and the public standard it aligns to.
Science · Grades K-2 · 40 minutes
What plants need to grow
Students plant seeds in two cups, give one light and water and keep the other in the dark, and record what changes over a week.
Aligned to K-LS1-1
Science · Grades K-2 · 40 minutes
How animal parents help their offspring survive
Students read short nonfiction texts and view brief descriptions of different animal parents, then match each parent behavior to how it helps the offspring survive.
Aligned to 1-LS1-2
Science · Grades 3-5 · 50 minutes
Investigating balanced and unbalanced forces
Students push and pull toy carts with different amounts of force from different directions, record what happens to each cart's motion, and identify when the forces on it are balanced or unbalanced.
Aligned to 3-PS2-1
Science · Grades 6-8 · 50 minutes
Modeling the rock cycle
Students build a diagram model showing how heat, pressure, weathering, and erosion move Earth materials between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock, then use it to trace one rock's possible history.
Aligned to MS-ESS2-1
Science · Grades 9-12 · 55 minutes
Modeling ecosystem carrying capacity
Students use a simple population data set to graph how a resource limit caps a species' population over time, then explain which factors set that ceiling.
Aligned to HS-LS2-1