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Mad Science Lab: Original Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct a number of simple experiments, collect and categorize the results as either chemical or physical change. The lesson uses connections to folklore, science fiction and comic books to assist each student as they make...
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An Environmental Puzzle: The Carbon Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introducced to how respiration and photosysnthesis cycle carbon through ecosystems. They read background information that describes the role of the Sun as Earth's ultimate energy source and explains how the energy...
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Parts of a Solar Panel-Part II

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover how a mini-solar panel is constructed by behaving like detectives. Students examine an actual solar panel, measure the solar panel's voltage and use drawings to describe what they observe before completing questions...
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Acid Rain

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars understand the dynamics of acid rain and its impact on the living and non-living environment. They hypothesize how acid rain affects water pH levels in two lake systems with differing watershed features.
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Bound For Oregon

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find 20 words that are new to them. They write the definition and drawing or symbol to help them remember the meaning of the word. Students use the context of the word from the book to help figure out the meaning of the word.
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Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize that carbon dioxide's role in the greenhouse effect. They research the greenhouse effect to design and create a greenhouse structure to measure the changing temperatures over a 24-hour period. In addition, they write a...
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Rock Star Centers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the properties of rocks. Through center activities, 2nd graders complete an analysis of a rock of their choice. They identify several elements of their rock as well as complete a rendering of their rock in their...
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The Oregon Trail

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars use maps and diagrams to examine the Oregon Trail. In groups, they create their own poster of the trail showing the different types of artifacts found along the way. To end the lesson, they identify the sources of water...
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Seed Plant Reinforcement

For Students 6th - 8th
In this plant worksheet, students contrast gymnosperms and angiosperms by completing a table and using information from their textbook. They also identify 5 plants as either monocot or dicot and complete 3 short answer questions about...
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Changes in Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
In this changes in ecosystems worksheet, students complete 21 various types of questions related to ecosystem. First, they determine whether each statement is true or false based on vocabulary. Then, students determine whether natural...
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Primate Evolution

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primate evolution activity, students will review the structures and functions that are characteristic of primates. Students will identify the differences between Old World monkeys, New World monkeys, and prosimians. This activity...
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Invertebrates

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this invertebrate activity, students review characteristics of the different types of invertebrates. This activity places 32 vocabulary words into a crossword puzzle.
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Make Words

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this making words worksheet, learners make as many English words as they can from the letters found only in the word Ichthyosaurus.
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Types of Rock

For Students 6th - 12th
In this rocks worksheet, students compare and contrast the 3 types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Students complete 1 graphic organizer.
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Missouri Time Scale and Earth Time Scale

For Students 8th - 10th
In this time scale worksheet, students create a time scale of Missouri and the earth using adding machine tape. The length of the tape represents the history of Missouri and the history of earth. Students identify the major events in...
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Absolute Ages of Rocks

For Students 7th - 10th
In this age of rocks worksheet, students answer five matching questions about terms related to the decay of atoms. They use a strip of paper to simulate half life of atoms and determine the total amount of time it took to deplete the paper.
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Varied Verb Tense: Sentence Maze

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this recognizing verb tenses in sentences activity, students use the correct tense verbs to connect the words in sentences and find their way from the beginning of the maze to the end. Students connect nine sentences.
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Varied Verb Tense Sentence Maze

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this varied verb tenses practice worksheet, students connect the words in each sentence to find their way through the maze.
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Math in Science-Radioactive Decay and Half-Life

For Students 9th - 11th
In this radioactive decay and half-life worksheet, students use given half-lifes to calculate the amount of time it will take for certain amounts of elements to decay. They also find the age of samples and determine how many grams of...
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Organic Chemistry-Understanding Organic Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this organic reactions learning exercise, students are given descriptions of the seven types of reaction of organic compounds. They then answer six questions about these reactions.
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Understanding the Conservation of Energy

For Students 8th - 12th
For this conservation of energy worksheet, students read about the law of conservation of energy and about energy distribution. They answer three critical thinking questions about what the law of conservation of energy means to us for...
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Air Pollution

For Students 7th - 9th
In this air pollution worksheet, students match 10 terms related to acid rain, pollution, and smog to their definitions. They complete 5 puzzles to create words related to air pollution by combining 2 terms.
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Early Earth History

For Students 7th - 9th
In this earth history worksheet, students answer 12 questions about geological time, the eras of Earth, the changes taking place in early Earth and the life present during the eras. They also answer 2 questions about the Paleozoic Era.
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Environmental Issues

For Students 8th - 10th
In this environmental issues worksheet, students are given 10 current topics that are problems in our environment today. They complete sentences about each topic by filling in the blanks with the appropriate terms. Some of the issues...

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