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.
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Animals: Form and Function
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Movement, life cycles and reproduction, animal body types, body systems, maintaining the internal environment, adaptations, development
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Brain and Behavior
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Nervous system, brain, senses, movement, components of the nervous system, neurotransmission, learning and memory, drugs, diseases of the nervous system, instincts
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Cells
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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, mitosis, meiosis, cell cycle, membranes, organization and substructures
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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
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Diversity and Classification
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Species diversity, systems of classification, process of classification (grouping of organisms based on shared characteristics)
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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
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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
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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.
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Forces and Motion
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Mass, acceleration, change, momentum, Newton's laws, push, pull, friction, kinetic, potential
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Genetics and Inheritance
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Patterns of inheritance, Mendelian genetics, variation of traits, pedigrees