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What's in that Cake?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners discover the methods scientists use to investigate Oceanic habitats.  In this oceanography instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to identify deep sea submersibles and how they help scientists study the...
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Supersonic Dream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how fuel use affects the mass of different planes during flight and graph their results. They determine the per person fuel cost of a transatlantic flight for seven airplanes
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Fertilized Death Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effect of chemicals on Platyhelminthes and planaria development. They observe the growth and development of planaria and investigate what fertilizer can do to living organisms when it is introduced into their...
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Peanut Processes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the senses are to make observations about phenomena. They use a peanut and its shell as the object of a series of observations. In addition, they complete a drawing with their written observations to use as a guide to choose...
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Fun with Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make observations of flowers. In this life science instructional activity, students look at flowers, then draw and color their favorite flowers. Lesson includes extension activities.
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Baggie Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils observe and describe a chemical reaction. For this chemistry lesson, students record observations of the materials they will be using, then follow a written procedure to perform the experiment in a baggie and record their...
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Cooperative Learning Experience Through the Flipping Lid Demo

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students create a cartoon illustrating a lab demonstration. In this lab safety lesson, the teacher demonstrates a small methane explosion to demonstrate the importance of safety in a laboratory setting, then students work in groups to...
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Friction Experiment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this friction experiment learning exercise, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment, collect data and write a conclusion about the effect of friction and weight.
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Pulleys Experiment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this pulleys experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment with one and two pulleys, a rope, bucket and load.
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Conductors and Insulators Experiment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this conductors and insulators experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment that tests which common materials are conductors or insulators.
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Separating Solids Experiment

For Students 7th - 8th
In this separating solids experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to find what physical properties could be used to separate a mixture of pepper, salt, sand and iron filings.
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Digestion Experiment

For Students 7th - 8th
For this digestion experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment about stomach digestion using pH paper to test for acidity.
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Leaching Landfills

For Students 4th - 5th
In this leaching landfills instructional activity, students conduct an experiment by following the procedures, observing the results and discussing the conclusion about how garbage leaches into our water.
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Paper From Paper Experiment

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this paper from paper experiment, students follow the procedures to make recycled paper and answer questions about the process.
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Fly Away Moon Experiment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fly away moon experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to demonstrate the effects of gravity on the earth and the moon.
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Temperature and Color Experiment

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this temperature and color experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment to measure the temperature of black and white paper in the sun.
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Precipitation Experiment

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this precipitation experiment, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment with hot and cold water in a jar, record their observations and write a conclusion.
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Salinity Experiment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this salinity experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment about how salinity affects the weight of water.
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Which Tape is Stickiest?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to determine which style of tape will stick the best.  In this controlled experiment lesson, students predict which tape will stick best to a marble that rolls over it, then they conduct the experiment...
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And the Survey Says...

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders evaluate whether a certain argument is valid or invalid. In this science lesson, 8th graders discuss the importance of using unbiased evidence. They design an experiment that they can test in school.
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Displaying Sea Ice

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students display their knowledge of sea ice. In this earth science lesson, students create displays reflecting their understanding of sea ice.Students research the development of sea ice on a variety of bodies of...
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Ecological Impact of Wood Extraction

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore their local environment by conducting a class experiment. In this deforestation lesson, students discuss the effects of wood harvesting on forests around the world and research environment related vocabulary terms....
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Falling Motion

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students design and conduct an experiment on Galileo's Rule of Falling Bodies. In this physics lesson plan, students collect and analyze data. They create a presentation and share it with the class.
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Diseases

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
During a cholera outbreak, scientists presented two theories; one theory was based on miasma and the other on germs and contaminated water. The lesson looks at the scientific process for finding the real culprit. 

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