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Energy Defined
Fourth graders complete activities to study the sources of energy and forms. In this energy lesson, 4th graders discuss the origin of energy and define it. Students participate in several experiments to further study energy including a...
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Powered Up About Electricity!
Students study the process of turning coal into electricity. In this electricity lesson plan, students are guided by their teacher through the steps required to turn coal into electricity. Students complete a worksheet answering...
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The Sun
Third graders examine basic information about the sun and its relationship to the solar system. They conduct Internet research and complete a WebQuest about the sun. Students then create a seven question true or false quiz using...
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Spinning the Eco Web
Young scholars examine the components and relationships of ecoregions and ecosystem management. They define ecoregion and ecosystem, list ecoregions, and participate in a simulation that demonstrates the connections between parts of the...
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Float My Boat
Fourth graders, in groups, experiment with density and the displacement of water by creating and designing their own boats and seeing which boat holds the most centimeter cubes without sinking..
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An Uplifting Experience
Students examine the forces that affect the flight of airplanes through the use of paper airplanes. They conduct Internet research, conduct experiments demonstrating Bernoulli's Principle, and design and construct a paper airplane.
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Presto Change-o: Caterpillars to Butterflies
Students use the Internet to explore the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle. They make a model of a butterfly using macaroni, sticks and leaves.
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Nature of Game Balls
Fourth graders see how, when balls are dropped from the same height, mass and size affects the motion of the balls.
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Flight Home
Students experiment to investigate the role in fixed-wing flight. They watch as air and water flow around surfaces to examine the dynamics of airflow around an aircraft wing.
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Making a Food Web and Learning About Ecosystems
Third graders examine the difference between a food web and food chain. They also examine the importance of the sun in a food web and food chain. Students understand what happens when you remove parts of the chain.
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WHY DO SOME THINGS FLOAT WHILE OTHERS SINK
Learners explore how density can cause things to sink or float by experimenting with a jar, oil and corn syrup.
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What Is Electricity?
Students investigate vocabulary words associated with electricity. In this electrical lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to research what electricity is and how it works. Students create an actual circuit in class using a...
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Moon Journal
Fourth graders observe Moon and its features, and record results both in written form and in a drawing on the given template.