Lessons by Topic

Explore our library of inquiry-based, field-tested, standards-aligned lessons and supporting content. Materials are sorted by topic and grade level, and can be downloaded as PDF documents for classroom use.

Animals: Form and Function
Lessons
Movement, life cycles and reproduction, animal body types, body systems, maintaining the internal environment, adaptations, development
Brain and Behavior
Lessons
Nervous system, brain, senses, movement, components of the nervous system, neurotransmission, learning and memory, drugs, diseases of the nervous system, instincts
Cells
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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, mitosis, meiosis, cell cycle, membranes, organization and substructures
Chemistry
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Chemical reactions and compounds, atom, molecule, ion, molecular bond, covalent bond, carbon, elements, acids, bases, solutions, dilutions, mixtures, polymers, energy, entropy, periodic table
Diversity and Classification
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Species diversity, systems of classification, process of classification (grouping of organisms based on shared characteristics)
Earth and Its Resources
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Global environmental issues, oceans, weather, cycles of matter and energy, carbon, water, rock, landforms, fossil fuel, alternative energy
Ecology
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Ecosystems, communities, populations, matter and energy cycles, energy transfer (food chains and webs), soil science, global environmental issues, conservation, health, global warming, climate change
Engineering and Design
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Using scientific principles to invent, design, develop, test, refine, build, maintain and improve structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes, in order to produce solutions and/or products.
Forces and Motion
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Mass, acceleration, change, momentum, Newton's laws, push, pull, friction, kinetic, potential
Genetics and Inheritance
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Patterns of inheritance, Mendelian genetics, variation of traits, pedigrees