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Michigan Sea Grant

Environmental Decision Making

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Pupils participate in a board game activity in which landing on a space called "Decision Card" presents them with a land-use situation to consider and decide how to act. In order to advance in Hydropoly, players must think critically and...
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Curated OER

Acceleration 2

For Students 8th - 10th
In this acceleration worksheet, students experiment with varying amounts of mass to observe the effects on the force needed to move an object. Students apply Newton's Second Law of Motion to describe the relationship between mass and...
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Curated OER

Vectors: How Much Force Can You Apply

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This lesson entails the viewing of two videos to get an overview of force and its application. The lesson covers how vectors use force in real-world situations.
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Curated OER

Scientific Method Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply the scientific method and create a practical invention. In this science instructional activity, students design an original and practical invention and present the idea to the class. Class role plays the part of a CEO and...
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Curated OER

Boyle's Law

For Teachers 8th - 12th
After viewing this PowerPoint, physical science learners will be able to apply Boyle's law. Background information, reasoning, and data will help in understanding the behavior of gases. There are a few slides that require pupils to...
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Curated OER

To Float or Not to Float - Density

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students experiment floating a variety of objects in various liquids. They discover how density affects the ability of an object to float and apply the concept of density to solve problems.
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Curated OER

Balancing Equations Can Be Fun!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an online activity in order to master balancing equations before applying the concept to chemistry activities.
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Curated OER

Flip Fast! High-Speed Trains

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research how and why high-speed trains were developed and where they are found today. They gather information about how to make flip books. They then apply what they learn to create their own high-speed train flip books.
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Curated OER

Writing The Laboratory Notebook

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students examine the given concept in order to apply in the laboratory setting. The sheet includes in depth background information.
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Curated OER

Limiting Reactant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Chemistry classes learn the importance of a limiting reactant by first considering a cake recipe. Given the recipe and the total amount available for each ingredient, they must calculate how many cakes can be made. Finally, they apply...
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Curated OER

The Ideal Gas Law

For Students 9th - 12th
In this gas law worksheet, students apply the Ideal Gas Law by determine the volume, mass, or pressure of the given gases. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Editorial Writing

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Use your class's knowledge of pollution and water treatment to write an editorial to town citizens. They apply prior knowledge in order to compose a letter intended for newspaper publication, focusing on writing to an appropriate audience.
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Curated OER

Electromagnetic Spectrum Worksheet

For Students 7th - 10th
These six multiple-choice questions ask pupils to evaluate the energy, wavelength, and frequency of particular electromagnetic wavelengths. Further questions then require them to apply their knowledge and convert certain values or give...
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Curated OER

ABO Blood Types Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
Blood types and transfusions are explained in reading passages at the top of the learning exercise. A chart of blood type compatibility is also provided. Biology students answer comprehension questions and then exercise critical-thinking...
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Curated OER

The Electromagnetic Radiation (Light ~ the Supreme Informant!)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This short slide show applies the electromagnetic spectrum to astronomy. First, electromagnetic radiation is introduced to viewers. Wavelength is defined and its unit of measurement explained. Finally, aspiring astronomers find that the...
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Curated OER

Volume and Density Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
All 20 of the problems on the worksheet involve the computation of cubic volume or density. As long as your young scientists can apply the appropriate mathematical formulas, they will succeed in solving these problems. They are not...
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Reflection and Refraction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is a prism? A place for light waves that commit minor refractions! The thorough resource includes three hands-on investigations covering light reflection and refraction; mirrors, lenses, and images; and optical systems. Subject...
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NASA

Applying Newton’s Laws

For Students K - 12th
Newton's Laws get the rocket to work, but do they serve any other functions? A six-page resource classifies rockets by the type of propellant they use. It then describes applications of Newton's Laws of Motion, both in the...
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Space Awareness

Navigation in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Ancient texts, like Homer's Odyssey, mentions navigating ships by observing constellations. Pupils learn about the link between history and astronomy as they relate to navigation in the Bronze Age. Scholars complete two hands-on...
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Curated OER

Force Problems

For Students 9th - 11th
Who knew F=MA could determine the force of a free-falling elevator? Give your class this set of thirteen word problems for practice determining force, mass, and acceleration of everyday objects. One question introduces an object in...
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Education Outside

Papermaking

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Imagine recycling food scraps and using them to make paper. The directions are all here in a seven-page packet that details several paper-making strategies.
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University of Colorado

Are All Asteroids' Surfaces the Same Age?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know scientists can tell the age of an asteroid by looking closely at its craters? This final instructional activity of a six-part series focuses on two asteroids, Gaspra and Ida, in order to demonstrate the concept of dating...
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NASA

Just How Far is That Star?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils often wonder how we know the distance to various stars. Starting with a thought experiment and progressing to a physical experiment, they determine the brightness and distance to various stars. The evaluation requires...
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NASA

Connecting Models and Critical Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scholars use data to analyze and determine which sets of information need to be counted. They create a model to explain differences among chemical elements using graphs to prove concept mastery.

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