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Seeing a Dwarf Planet Clearly: Pluto
In this dwarf planet learning exercise, students use images from the Hubble Space Telescope and they determine the scale of the image, they identify the largest features in the images, they calculate the volume of Pluto and they create a...
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Solutions
In this solutions learning exercise, students solve twelve problems including calculating products made in reactions, determining limiting reagents, calculating molarity of solutions, determining percent composition, and finding volumes...
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Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
In this solutions instructional activity, students calculate the molarity and solubility for given reactions. Students work on dilution, precipitation, and titration reactions. This instructional activity has 15 problems to solve.
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Creating the Ideal Cargo Boat
Students build boats out of clay to test the buoyancy of the boat in water. Students break into pairs and construct their boat to specific guide lines, then experiment with their boat in the water.
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Percent Deviation Rocks and Minerals
In this rocks and minerals worksheet, students calculate the percent deviation from various mass measurements taken of rocks or minerals. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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High School Chemistry Questions
For this chemistry worksheet, students determine the number of water molecules is a given volume of water. Students determine the empirical formula for given compounds from the percentage mass of elements. This worksheet has 20 problems...
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Elements
In this elements learning exercise, students give the symbol for given elements. Students determine the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons for atoms. This learning exercise has 9 fill in the blank and 5 problems to solve.
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Solid Rocket Boosters
In this rocket activity, students calculate the burn rate for solid rocket boosters depending on exposed fuel area and burn depth. This activity has 2 problems to solve.
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LCROSS 'Sees" Water on the Moon!
In this moon activity, students calculate information about the crater that was created by a massive impact. This activity has 3 problems to solve.
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Work and Power
Assist your class with correctly calculating the values for force, work, and power as they determine the amount various activities require. They gather data and participate in a group discussion to compare results upon conclusion of the...
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"Graphing Your Motion"
Young scholars study the concepts of motion, velocity, and acceleration through graphing their own movement using LoggerPro. They explain the difference between speed and velocity using the weather vane example. They discover the...
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Fossil Fuels, Who Needs Them
Ninth graders explore how electricity is created and distributed through alternative production methods. Students participate in hands-on activities, research, lecture based instruction, and CD ROM resources.
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Aruba Cloud Cover Measured by Satellite
Students analyze cloud cover and to compose written conclusions to a given related scenario. They submit a letter of response and a report detailing their calculations and conclusions.
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Graphing Your Motion-Day 1
Ninth graders explore the concepts of motion, velocity and acceleration through graphing their own movement using LoggerPro. They become more familiar with the computer technology. Students explore graphing in real time and graph on...