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Science at Home: The World of Matter
Science at Home offers this site full of simple experiments that can be conducted at home. Don't miss the other sections, "forces and energy" and "electrons in action".
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Girl Scouts of the Usa: Lighten Up! Discovering the Science of Light [Pdf]
A 36-page booklet of activities and experiments for exploring the properties of and nature of light. Includes a section on careers in optics. As this is a Girl Scouts booklet, it was created with girls in mind, but would be equally...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Holiday Chemistry
A collection of chemistry activities and experiments with a Christmas holiday theme.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Bottle Hit and Blow Experiment
Explore the properties of glass and plastic bottles by observing sounds made when they are struck on the side or when you blow across the opening.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Penny Battery
In this experiment, students will learn how to make a battery with a water solution and two types of metal. This is then used to power an LED light. Includes video demonstration.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Peripheral Vision
Try this experiment with a partner to investigate the extent of your peripheral eyesight. Includes video demonstration.
University of Nebraska
Unl: Experiment on Temp and Solubility
Simple experiment to demonstrate the effect of temperature on solid solubility. Includes procedure, questions, data sheet, and answers to the experiment.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Rooting Into the Soil [Pdf]
An experiment to investigate the capacity of different soils to retain water, and how this impacts on the survival, evolution, and adaptations of plants. Extension activities are included.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Experiments in Tea Dyeing [Pdf]
An investigation for younger students to learn how plants were used in the past to dye cloth. Students will dye pieces of fabric using different types of teas and compare the results. Worksheets are included.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science Fair Central: Choose a Project Type Investigation
Discover how to approach a scientific question, and learn eight steps students will perform in doing so. Offers suggestions on how to ask a testable question as well as several examples.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Biome in a Baggie
This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. [3:24]
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Schlumberger Excellence in Education Development: The Permeability of Soil
This resource includes an experiment to show where rainwater goes. Discover the different layers of soil and what each layer is made of.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Super Scientists
Grab your science tools and explore with PBS KIDS. Through hands-on activities and exciting media that transports you to space and in the Earth, this collection will bring science to life in your classroom. These resources help students...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Why Do Soccer Balls Get Flat Science Fair Project
Discover what happens to the circumference of a balloon when it is placed in dry ice, kept at room temperature, and when it is warmed by a hairdryer.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Green Chemistry Educational Resources
A collection of teaching resources that are based on environmentally conscious chemistry principles, otherwise known as 'green chemistry.' Includes a list of recommended books, websites with additional resources, and a collection of...
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Terc: Online Science Athon: Find Out How Tall You Are
Create a Measuring Day at your school and teach your students how to use simple tools to gather, discuss and analyze their own data. This step-by-step lesson plan helps you design an unforgettable day for you and your students. Links to...
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Cornell Nano Scale Science and Technology Facility: Nannooze
Students explore the world of science and technology through reading articles, blog postings, and interviews with scientists.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Learning From Leaves [Pdf]
An investigation into how light levels affect leaf adaptations in plants.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Activities and Videos: Force/energy
Videos that accompany activities that are hands-on challenges that focus on the engineering design process. They use simple materials, allow for multiple solutions, and are ideal for ages 9-12.
NASA
Nasa: Building a Winogradsky Column [Pdf]
NASA teacher's guide to building a Winogradsky Column to study microorganisms. When this guide was first released, students were invited to participate in two webcasts with NASA scientists. The conversations from those webcasts are...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Scientific Methods
Through informational text, colorful animations, and video clips, students investigate the methodology utilized by scientists to answer scientific questions or solve scientific problems.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Acid Rain
What are the causes and effects of acid rain in our environment? To learn more about this serious environmental issue check out this website. Contains a page with several acid rain activities for students.
Education.com
Education.com: Educational Activities for Kids
[Free Registration/Login Required] Great activities for you and your little ones! Extreme Hopscotch, Taste Test Science, Build Writing Muscles, and much, much more! Links to worksheets and education-related articles.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Thinking Fountain: Life Cycle of a Fruit Fly
With a 2-liter bottle and some fruit, you can construct a fruit fly trap, which will allow you to observe the life cycle of a fruit fly.
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