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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Bill Nye Online Science Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Bill Nye's Online Science Lab offers home demos for planetary, physical, and life science, a "Question of the Week," e-cards, episode guides, and lots of fun facts. A great resource for students looking for science-fair project or lab...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Erosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab and discover how rain shapes the Earth. Learn about erosion then do the experiment.
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Usda: Virtual Labs: Testing and Adjusting P H

For Students 9th - 10th
In this virtual science lab, students learn how to control the pH level in salsa to prevent the growth of a dangerous bacterium.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Levers

For Students 9th - 10th
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab and help him answer the challenge question: "How can you lift four times your weight?" Learn about levers, make your predictions and then do the experiment.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Safety in the Science Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, working in groups, write and produce a video on laboratory safety. This can be done as an interdisciplinary activity with the English and/or drama departments.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring the Speed of 'Light' With a Microwave Oven

For Students 9th - 10th
In this experiment, you will measure the speed of light using a microwave oven, some egg white, and a ruler. This short project proves to be an extremely interesting choice for a science lab, with pictures for illustration, and thorough...
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Solids, Liquids and Gases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Engaging hands on science lessons for grades 2-6 on the three states of matter.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Chemical and Physical Change

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Engaging hands-on science lessons for grades 2-6 on chemical and physical changes.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Characteristics of Materials

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Engaging hands-on science lessons for grades 2-6 on the properties of different materials.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Science Lab Form

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is for a group of students or a class to enter science lab information including background, problem, hypothesis, etc. Students are encouraged to photos from their lab work and to create...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Practice Investigation Virtual Labs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Two virtual labs offer practice for creating your own or science project: "How Does Your Garden Grow" and "Critters!" Learn how investigations are conducted from the first step to the finished product.
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Other

Usda: Virtual Labs: The P H Scale & Meter Calibration

For Students 9th - 10th
In this virtual science lab, students learn how a pH scale works and how to calibrate a pH meter.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Much Baking Powder Do Quick Breads Need?

For Students 6th - 8th
If you like to bake, this could be a good project for you. There is a purpose for each of the ingredients in your recipes, but not everyone is always aware of what that purpose may be. Though this lab takes multiple days, you will...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Determining Iodide Content of Salt

For Students 9th - 10th
In this week long "kitchen chemistry" project you will use chemicals from the supermarket to test for the presence of iodine and iodide in salt. These are common micronutrients added to some preparations of table salt. A materials list,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the work done by the medical laboratory technician. It involves examining both body fluids and cells under the microscope or with specialized computer equipment, analyzing the results, and forwarding that information on to...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Biologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the career options of a biologist in this Science Buddies Career profile. You can work in a lab, work outdoors, conduct all kinds of research about living organisms and their relationship to their environments. Find out the...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Habitable Planet: A Systems Approach to Environmental Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Interdisciplinary multimedia course, in thirteen units, on environmental science. Each unit encompasses a thirty-minute video, an accompanying textbook chapter, and an array of visuals and animations. With five interactive labs, a...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Safety in the Life Sciences

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] There can be some very serious safety risks in scientific research. Safety practices must be followed when working with the hazardous materials and organisms. Learn...
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Museum of Science

Boston Museum of Science: Teacher Resources, Microscopes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Boston Museum of Science has instructions on how to build a microscope, set up a microscope lab, taking samples, and making a collection.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Harlem Dna Lab: Bacterial Transformations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will transform E. Coli bacteria to be resistant to ampicillin and to glow green. Students will use genetic engineering techniques to insert plasmids into the bacteria. The site contains background reading,...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Science Tutorials: Bill Nye: Coco Nutty Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the Bill Nye the Science Guy straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive tutorial.
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PBS

Pbs: Rough Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Website companion to PBS show, "Rough Science," in which five scientists use their collective expertise to complete a series of tasks. Follow the scientists as they do things like generate electricity, make soap, make antibacterial...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab as he explores the challenge question: "How can you force a physical change in matter?" Learn about matter, make your predictions and then do the experiment.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Circuits

For Students 9th - 10th
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab as he sets out to answer the challenge question: "How can you make a flashlight shine brigher?" Learn about circuits, make your predictions and then do the experiment.

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