Lesson Plans for Middle School Science

With these math and science activities, students will learn to create a flying “ship” and plot points on a graph, with cues taken from the novel, “Fortunately, the Milk.”

The following activities will demonstrate how easy it is to create STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lessons from a novel, and sure to reel the students back into the classroom.

Students can choose one of two types of enjoyable yet beneficial STEM activities based on the Neil Gaiman book, “Fortunately, the Milk.”

How did a gardening monk make one of the most important contributions in the history of biology? Teach your students about Gregor Mendel’s discovery with this lesson.

Did you know that humans can combine DNA of two or more organisms to create brand new organisms? Did you know that some of the food you eat may come from other organisms that you have no idea about? Next time you eat an orange, think about it. It might not be JUST an orange you are eating!

Without DNA, we wouldn’t be here. It controls all of our physical characteristics, including eye color, hair color, and even the taste buds on our tongues. In this lesson, students will study the structure of DNA by building a 3-dimensional model which they can eat afterwards!

Ever wonder just how alike you and your best friend are? Let’s see what common genetic traits you may share with your friends and other classmates!

Ever wonder how scientists identify fish by their scientific name? It has to with many physical traits such as the number and shape of their fins, the shape of their body, and many other things.

These are some fun ways that students can learn about scientific measurement. Try this measurement scavenger hunt to give students hands-on experience and the ability to get out of their seat.

Teaching middle school students about the systems of the human body can be exciting. This family and consumer science lesson plan on digestion allows you to get an idea of just how much your students have learned about digestion and how it works. These activities help review and reinforce material.

Need to teach your students how to find the mass of an object using a triple beam balance? This guide will give you a clear and concise teaching approach to present to the student, allowing you to not only teach them about the device’s function, but how to use it as well.

How is the use of writing prompts for home economics classes useful? Students learn best when they are able to reflect on what they have learned. Giving them writing prompts on the topics they have studied helps enhance their learning as well as develops their writing skills.

Circulation and respiration can often be hard to understand from a textbook. Luckily, there are several good activities you can use to increase student understanding of the circulation and respiration systems.

Solar and lunar eclipses are wonderful things to experience and observe. However, when learning about solar and lunar eclipses, there is not always an eclipse happening to observe! This article suggests a few activities to help students learn about solar and lunar eclipses.

Find a theme that excites students and create lessons around that theme to encourage participation. These engaging interactive activities for teaching chemistry focus on rockets, fire and makeup. Experiments can be taught individually or as part of a larger theme.

This lesson gives students the opportunity to research and learn about health issues while developing develop research, writing and computer skills. Have students work to complete a health brochure project that reflects what’s available in their community.

Family/consumer science and wedding lesson plans allow teachers the opportunity to have students critically observe what is necessary for a wedding. The students’ ability to compare and contrast various ways of providing what is needed for the big day is a lesson in both consumerism and creativity.