Every Animal Needs a Home
Students discover what rainforest animals and plants need to survive, and they use an online tool to build a habitat for an animal. (Grades PreK-K)
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Our science page covers topics from Earth’s oceans to the distant stars.
Students explore the Chesapeake Bay through digital tools, and serve as virtual research assistants for a video production company looking for stories about the science of the bay. (Grades 6-9)
Students discover what rainforest animals and plants need to survive, and they use an online tool to build a habitat for an animal. (Grades PreK-K)
Save Ecotopia from Hacker disasters by keeping plants and animals safe. (Grades 3-5)
Help Nature Cat deliver missing items to his neighborhood friends. (Grades K-3)
Learn about constellations by connecting the stars, and then let Mindy tell you a story about that constellation! (Grades K-3)
Examine Earth with Mindy as she take pictures of Earth's features to share with her friends on planet Bortron 7. (Grades K-3)
Create a rocket ship to explore the solar system. (Grades K-3)
Create a balanced desert ecosystem so that each animal has enough food to survive over a period of 12 days. (Grades 1-4)
Complete a series of missions to photograph plants and animals living in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and learn how they adapted to the ecosystem. (Grades 1-4)
Pretend you are a baby grouper who needs to find food without getting caught by hungry predators like sharks and herons. (Grades 1-4)
Use your Creature Power suit skills to help Aviva in the ocean.(Grades K-3)
Test out the new Archerfish Power Suit and hunt for bugs. (Grades K-3)
Help test Aviva's Eel-ectric Creature Power Suit. (Grades K-3)
Learn about volcanoes in the Ring of Fire and their relationship to earthquakes and mountain ranges with this game featuring PBS KIDS character Ruff Ruffman. (Grades 3-5)
In this interactive lesson, students compare the seasonal weather at their location with another U.S. location by collecting and recording the data for the two locations in order to find patterns. (Grades 3-5)
In this interactive lesson, students investigate the relationship between daily weather and seasonal weather. (Grades 3-5)
In this self-paced lesson, students learn what they can do to protect themselves from health hazards in their environment.(Grades 3-4)
In this interactive lesson, students learn about the four phases of the water cycle, the ways in which watersheds are crucial to healthy water, and the best ways to manage local watersheds. (Grades 4-5)
In this self-paced lesson, students build on knowledge of observed seasonal changes as they analyze data—and look for patterns—on the changing duration of daylight throughout a year. (Grades 3-5)
In this interactive lesson, students compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable energy, make awindmill and discover the answer to the burning question, “What on earth is a nutria?” (Grades 3-5)
In this interactive lesson, students practice making comparisons and using cause and effect to learn about physical features and adaptations that help living creatures survive. (Grades 3-5)
In this interactive lesson, students learn the rock cycle, view gorgeous rock formations, find natural geometric shapes, watch rock artists at work and write thier own rock song. (Grades 3-5)
With a little help from Jet and his friends Sidney, Sean, and Mindy, your students will explore the various properties of water in both its liquid and solid forms as they broaden their understanding of material properties.
Learn about kitchen chemistry alongside Ruff Ruffman in this Teacher's Guide. Students will use videos, games, and activities from The Ruff Ruffman Show to investigate solids and liquids, and explore the science behind heating and cooling.
Learn about sports science alongside Ruff Ruffman in this Teacher's Guide from The Ruff Ruffman Show. Teach your students about sports science and how to use force and motion to rescue Ruff's plushie.