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American Museum of Natural History

One-on-One With The Sun

For Students 6th - 12th
Follow along as Stella Stardust interviews the sun. A fun and informative interview provides scholars with information about the sun. 
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Curated OER

Hooray for Hand-Me-Downs!

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Youngsters learn how "hand-me-downs" can help save money while practicing math word problems with this fun learning center activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

My Shadow and Me

For Students K - 2nd
Practice making shadows with a kindergarten science experiment. After deciding which picture would represent the biggest shadow, kids use a flashlight to experiment with their own shadows. For extra fun, have kids mark their shadows...
Activity
Malibu High School

Create a Game – Extra Credit Chemistry Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What a fun way to review the year's learning! Working in small groups, learners select a major concept covered in class then create a game about it. The type of game is up to each group, but the expectations of what should be included...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

How Lou Got the Flu

For Students 6th - 12th
Six questions probe participants to discover the possibility of catching a virus from others—even animals. Here, the influenza virus travels from duck to person in a round-about way. The quiz concludes with helpful tips to stay...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Thirstin's Wacky Water Adventure

For Students K - 3rd Standards
Make a splash with young scientists as you teach them all about water using this activity packet. Thirstin, a cartoon glass of water, walks children through the water treatment process, teaches them about different sources of water, and...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Coriolis Effect: Flying... South?

For Students 9th - 12th
It turns out there's a lot more to heading south for the winter for migratory birds! Study the Coriolis Effect with a fun, hands-on teaching tool. Pupils take to the skies as a small red bird bound for the tropics from his frosty home at...
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Baylor College

Needs of Living Things: Pre-Assessment

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Determine your class's prior knowledge about the necessities of life with this pre-assessment for a unit on living things. Learners draw pictures of themselves with all the things they need to live, grow, and survive. These drawings will...
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Baylor College

Food for Kids

For Teachers K - 3rd
Immediately capture the attention of your class with the smell of freshly popped popcorn in the sixth lesson of this series on the needs of living things. Young scientists first use their senses to make and record observations of...
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Baylor College

Air and Breathing

For Teachers K - 3rd
Blow some bubbles and learn how living things need air in the eighth lesson of this series. Young scientists investigate this important gas by observing bubbles and monitoring their own breathing. A simple and fun activity that raises...
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American Museum of Natural History

They Glow!

For Students 6th - 12th
Let there be light! An interactive online lesson describes the process of bioluminescence and how ocean species use it to their advantage. The lesson highlights several specific species as well as provides vocabulary support with...
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Curated OER

My Senses Tell Me...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils work at "Sense Stations" to explore each of the five senses.
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Lewiston High School

Weight and Mass & Forces in Equilibrium

For Students 8th - 12th
I would weigh less on the moon? Send me there, then! On the top of the first page, a cartoon image demonstrates the difference between Earth and the moon. It then goes on to describe weight and mass and provides five practice problems...
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Curated OER

How Long is a Hot Dog? Weight, Weight! Don't tell me!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Primary learners participate in activities that help them explain how different things are measured. They create their own access number chart.
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Curated OER

Crossword Puzzle Fun with Phoebe the Phoenix

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students use a set of 12 clues to complete an environment related crossword puzzle. Words are common and generic enough for students to complete puzzle.
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Curated OER

My Senses Tell Me...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how to use their sense to draw conclusions. In this human biology lesson, students use their senses to observe various objects in learning centers. The centers include tasting salt, touching sandpaper, hearing bells...
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Exploratorium

Tired Weight

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Take your class out to visit your automobile and use the tires to compute the weight of the vehicle. This is done by measuring the surface of the tire meeting the ground and the air pressure. This is a fun lesson in the relationship...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Activities in A Science Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learning Through Games and Activities Make Staying On Task in the Classroom Fun
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Location on the Earth: Longitude and Latitude

For Students 6th - 8th
To what degree do learners understand coordinates? Get them some practice in Yosemite National Park in a simple, fun interactive. Pupils explore a map and locate coordinates of popular sights within the park, then answer questions...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Seafloor: Sonar Boats

For Students 9th - 12th
An interactive that teaches about sonar sure sounds like fun! Junior oceanographers study the uses of sonar, past and present, in an engaging interactive. The content demonstrates how sonar works, why sound waves are a great tool...
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Curated OER

Tree Cookies

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You will find a viewer-friendly PowerPoint on the growth rings and other features found in a cross-section of a tree trunk, affectionately known as a "tree cookie." A few worksheets are provided for practice counting tree rings and a...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

How to Host a Metric Field Day

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Celebrate National Metric Week with a fun-filled field day where learners actively apply the metric system.
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Curated OER

SciPod Studies

For Teachers K - 5th
Have fun preparing a science podcast. After reviewing vocabulary, learners record audio files to create science vocabulary podcasts for particular units of study. A clever way to incorporate technology.
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Curated OER

Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers K - 1st
Here is a fun way to investigate fruits and vegetables. In this healthy diet and reading lesson, learners read and recite several poems about fruits and vegetables. They sort pictures and word cards with assorted names of fruits and...