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Testing Battery Combinations

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the required combinations of plates and predict which combination will generate the most and least current and voltage. They use an ammeter and experiment with combinations of their own testing and record each...
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Science: Pigments and Photosynthesis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the process of photosynthesis by identifying chloroplasts and chlorophyll pigments. In a demonstration, they observe a demonstration connecting pigments with sunlight conversion into energy. Using paper chromatography,...
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Earth Day Crossword Puzzle-- Difficult

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this science worksheet, young scholars participate in an Earth Day activity by completing a crossword puzzle. Students read each clue. The answer which fits in the puzzle is provided in a scrambled word form. Young scholars unscramble...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Fall/Winter

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.
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Electrochemistry Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this electrochemistry activity, students determine the voltage of a cell based on the reduction potentials. Students write a condensed cell diagram and the oxidation half reaction for the cell. This activity has 30 problems to solve.
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Guess What I Came From

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine items made from plants. In this plant instructional activity, 1st graders read Plants Feed on Sunlight and view a PowerPoint presentation regarding plant growth. Students examine products that are made from plants...
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Don't Marry the Mole!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate the power of solar energy by completing a variety of activities, including the creation of a Pizza Box Solar Oven.
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Sleep Central

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore healthy and unhealthy sleeping habits. They make a class graph of the total number of hours students, as a class, sleep for the week.
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How do pollutants bioaccumulate and biomagnify?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review the basic concepts of the food chain. In small groups, they research an organism and create a food web. In addition, they study biomagnifications and write a brief essay or make a poster informing others about the...
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Training for Three: Triathlon

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students complete a final exercise test (cycle ergometer) that enable them to discuss their potential in each of the three events. They are introduced to the concepts of economy and efficiency in running, swimming and cycling.
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Winter Weather Watch

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Internet research worksheet, students go to a specified Internet site to learn about winter weather. Students answer 6 questions about what they have learned.
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Knowledge Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this oceans quiz activity, students complete a 10 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of concepts related to the ocean.
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An American Ballad - Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers listen to and analyze the ballad "American Pie." They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan. They circle the appropriate descriptive words of the song's medium form, melody, tempo and dynamics, and style.
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Meteorology Madness

For Teachers 4th
Students probe the dynamic weather changes through several hands-0n activities in this seven lessons unit. The hydrologic cycle, clouds, atmosphere, air movement, fronts, and forecasting form the components presented in this unit.
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AP Chemistry Chapter 9

For Students 10th - 12th
In this AP Chemistry worksheet, students apply concepts of electron configuration to accurately answer the questions provided. Students also draw Lewis structures of the given elements. Students estimate the enthalpy of formation as well...
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Amazing Planet DVD-Video Assignment

For Students 6th - 12th
In this geography skills activity, students watch the National Geographic video "Amazing Planet." Students then respond to 13 short answer questions about the content of the video.
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A Hydrothermal Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze hydrothermal vents. In this hydrothermal vents lesson plan, students discover the effects of hydrothermal vents on tectonic plates. Students make model hydrothermal vents to understand how they form and operate.
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TRANSPIRATION IN PLANTS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define the hydrologic cycle, define transpiration, name the three parts of the hydrologic cycle, and record the amount of moisture given off by several green plants.
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Sustainable Development and Canada's Natural Resources

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use text information, data and graphs to explain what sustainable development is, and to investigate the rate of consumption of Canada's natural resources. In groups, they graph their findings.
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Good Nutrition for Good Dental Health

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify nutritous foods that promote dental health. They choose a variety of foods that are good for teeth. They identify food groups and their place in the food pyramid. They discuss the importance of dental nutrition.
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Science: Entomology in Action

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how coroners use insect life cycles to estimate the time of death in cases. they describe how forensic entomologists combine environmental factors with insect life cycles to note the changes. Students examine an...
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How Do You Dew?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how the processes of condensation and evaporation occur. They describe the relationship between heat energy, evaporation and condensation of water on Earth. They give examples of the processes of evaporation and...
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Food Chains

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry learning exercise, students watch a movie about food chains and use it to respond to each of the questions stated. They use the list of works in the word banks to assist them in matching the correct term to its...
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O Greek Shape! O Fair Pose!

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the black-figure painting style of ancient Greece and its influence on Neoclassical artists during the 18th century, as seen in drawing, painting and silhouettes, or shadow portraits. In this ancient art...