Lesson Plans
Jump to:
Elementary School Lessons
- Antarctic Lessons
- Elementary School Astronomy Activities
- Playground and Classroom Astronomy
- Using Native American Stories to Teach Natural Cycles
Middle School Lessons
High School Lessons
Elementary School
To download lesson plans, click on the PDF button after each description. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files. Please click here to download your free copy of Adobe Reader.
 |
Elementary School Astronomy Activities Charlotte Pliske, Giddings Elementary School, Cleveland, Ohio Discover the apparent path of the sun in the sky, properties of shadows, and the phases of the moon. | PDF |
 |
Playground and Classroom Astronomy Activities Robert Flinn, Lakeside Elementary School, Cincinnati, Ohio Learn about the orbit of planets, gravitational pull, and the scale of the solar system. | PDF |
 |
Using Native American Stories to Teach Natural Cycles Robert Flinn, Lakeside Elementary School, Cincinnati, Ohio Use Native American stories to teach the water cycle, the seasons, and more. | PDF |
Middle School
To download lesson plans, click on the PDF button after each description. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files. Please click here to download your free copy of Adobe Reader.
 |
A Scale Model of the Solar System Paul Dunford, Learwood Middle School, Avon, Ohio Build models of the solar system at three different scales. | PDF
|
High School
To download lesson plans, click on the PDF button after each description. You will need Adobe Reader to view these files. Please click here to download your free copy of Adobe Reader.
 |
Juanita Constible and Richard E. Lee, Jr., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Use paper butterfly models to examine the adaptive value of group living in monarch butterflies. | PDF |
 |
Luke Sandro, Springboro High School, Springboro, Ohio Discover how cryoprotectants increase freezing survival. | PDF |
 |
Luke Sandro, Springboro High School, Springboro, Ohio Investigate the fall and winter ecology of the goldenrod gall fly. | PDF |