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Scientists observe and classify the world around them! In this lesson, your students will practice their processing skills by observing a group of objects and grouping the objects based on their attributes.

ELs will gain valuable practice learning about text features as they practice close reading and communication skills during a nonfiction picture walk. Use on its own or as a support for the Classifying Nonfiction Text Features lesson plan.

This lesson will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words in a nonfiction text about a chicken's life cycle to support comprehension.

Help your students learn about earth with this lesson that teaches them about the most basic component-dirt!

In this lesson, students will solve a design problem as they create a marble maze out of LEGO bricks.

It's time to have fun learning about frogs! Students will have a blast exploring a model habitat and learning about the frog life cycle.

Mad scientists! In this lesson, your students will explore electrical circuits and engage in a hands-on activity to create them. They will identify the differences between parallel and series circuits.

This fun art-inspired lesson will give your students a chance to dive into a study of the five senses.

In this fun compare and contrast lesson plan, preschool students will dive into the world of cows! Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Imagination Real or Make Believe lesson plan.

Help your students' reasoning skills grow with this activity that has them make educated guesses on whether or not an item will be attracted to a magnet.

Combine the power of poetry and storytelling to teach your first graders about sensory language in this exciting lesson.

Help your class gain a foundational understanding of matter by learning how to conduct inquiry and gain an understanding about the characteristics of gases. This lab will have your students amazed at what is really in the air.

Science can be sticky! This interactive lesson with an ooey-gooey ending will solidify your students' understanding of the states of matter!

In this fun animal-themed lesson plan, students will get a chance to learn all about animals and their homes!

In this lesson, you will use “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to teach students about the butterfly life cycle. After listening to the story read aloud, students will use their knowledge to create their own butterfly life cycles!

Provide students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. Use as a stand-alone activity or a support for the Finding the Main Idea and Details in a Nonfiction Text lesson.

It's time to go green! Explore the wonders of greenhouses by building your own. This simple science project is a surefire way to get your students excited about plant growth.

Students will go wild for this hands-on habitat lesson. Who can help the animals find their homes?

Use this lesson to teach your students about the various types of forests by drawing them on a box!

If you are studying the different types of rocks then this is the lesson for your class. This lesson will take your students beyond the textbook and into the environment.

Use this lesson to have your students learn about producers and consumers by pretending to be one.

Teach your kids about the different parts of a tree with this neat lesson plan. Young scientists will love examining trees and sharing their opinions about them.

Let your students spread their wings with this lesson that teaches them about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun song will get your class moving and a variety of different worksheets will suit any class.

Students will have a zoo learning about the foods zoo animals eat. Your students will decide what zoo animals are supposed to eat, what they're not supposed to eat, and learn why people and animals have different diets.

Every season comes with different celebrations! In this lesson, your students will learn about the seasons while exploring different ways that people celebrate events in each season.

In this lesson, your students will have the chance to see how rain falls from clouds by creating their own miniature rainy day! This hands-on lesson gets students excited about science!

Life cycles go around and around! In this technology-integrated lesson, students will research various animal life cycles and write about them.

Use this lesson to show your students how food travels from the mouth to the stomach. Additionally, show them how the digestive system delivers important nutrients to other parts of the body and also excretes wastes from the body.

Caterpillars and the hard C sound come together in this colorful lesson. With help from the ever-popular The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, students will learn about metamorphosis while developing their phonics skills.

Get your students excited about science! In this lesson, you will read a book to your students about performing an experiment and being a scientist. Then, your students will perform their own experiments.