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Technology for Studying Comets
Young scholars design an Aerogel model to capture clay particles. In this space science instructional activity, students discover what happens to comets as they hit a surface. They explain how the Aerogel technology would help scientists...
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Coming to Know F and C
Pupils collect temperatures using a probe and examine data. In this temperature lesson students complete an activity using a graphing calculator.
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Fundamental Topics in Science App
Pupilss explore science using technology in this lesson. They manipulate the TI to find important science topics. This activity requires a TI-84 or higher.
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Digitized Doctoring
Young scholars explore new medical technologies to exhibit in an Amazing Medical Machines technology fair. They research different types of advanced medical technologies; then create posters to summarize findings and present at a mock...
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Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Middle schoolers differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors in this science instructional activity. Learners collect data for the experiment and analyze the data after graphing it using the CBL 2. This experiment is split into two...
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The Disappearing Kelp Forest
Learners observe the effect "El Nino" left on kelp plants and sea urchins. They analyze the data collected by researchers, by graphing it on a TI calculator. Before graphing and analyzing the data, you may want to revisit the events of...
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The Effect of Acid Rain on Limestone
Pupils investigate the pH of rain water in this earth science lesson plan. They collect rain water from their area and explore the pH when lime stone is added, then they will use the data collected to conjecture as to the effect of acid...
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Hess's Law
Pupils solve chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson, they balance chemical equations after completing a lab. They can use a TI for this assignment.
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Energy Content of Foods
Learners collect data, organize and analyze the data and compare it to real life scenarios. This assignment requires two class periods.
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Keep it Bottled Up: Linear Rates of Pressure Increase
Pupils explore linear functions in this lesson when they collect and analyze data as a chemical reaction proceeds. Learners record pressure versus time data and model the data as a linear function. They also examine the concept of slope...
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Lemon "Juice"
Middle schoolers explore the concept of electricity in this lesson plan as they measure the electricity that a lemon gives off. Learners use volt meters to measure the amount of electricity coming from the lemon. Your class will also...
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Let the River Run
Pupils examine deposits found in a river in this science lesson. They collect data of sediment deposit found in the Mississippi river, then graph and analyze their data using the TI.
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Shedding Light on the Weather with Relative Humidity
Learners study weather using a graphing calculator in this instructional activity. They collect data for temperature and relative humidity for every hour over a day from the newspaper, then place the data in their handheld calculator and...
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When pH Changes What Happens?
Learners explore the pH of water in this fourth through ninth grade science lesson. They test water samples to determine the pH, then record observations at the aquatic site and compare their observations with the pH readings.
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Does Clear Water mean Healthy Water?
Learners test their local aquatic site to determine its water clarity. They collect a water sample and measure its turbidity using a sensor, then they repeat the experiment to obtain a second turbidity reading to find the average value.
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Measuring Air Pressure Lab
Your class can investigate the weather through an experiment. For this chemistry lesson, learners collect data on air pressure and relate it to the weather. They collect data with the TI containing a barometer probe.
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When the Snow is as High as an Elephant
High schoolers study the concept of mean values using a data plot. Learners enter the given data in the activity to create their data table. They use the data table to calculate the mean of the snowfall percentage provided in the...
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Health of Aquatic Life a Real Problem
Learners explore the health of aquatic life in this science lesson They measure and track the oxygen level in the water to determine the health of the aquatic life. They collect this data using the TI explorer to graph and analyze their...
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Corn-Crop is a Bin-Buster
Learners calculate percent change and create lists of data. They enter the corresponding bushels of corn measured in billions to their list and display, then convert the acres into scientific notation and use the value on the home screen...
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Land Erosion - Running Off With Soil
Learners evaluate the relationship between rainfall and runoff of a small island for one year. In this rainfall vs. runoff instructional activity, learners analyze the relationship between the rainfall and the runoff on Barro Colorado...
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Can You Breathe Like a Pinniped?
Young learners compare the breathing patterns of different animals in this pinniped lesson. They examine the breathing pattern of California sea lions and northern elephant seals. Pupils collect, compare and analyze data concerning...
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Curve Ball
Learners explore the concept of parabolas by collecting quadratic data on a bouncing ball as it is falling using a motion detector. They plot the data and determine the equation of the quadratic in vertex form, then determine the values...
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Introduction to Electric Circuits
High schoolers explore using a circuit board in this physics instructional activity. They will analyze current and battery set up on a circuit board. Teachers check the board before the students experiment.
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Hit and Run
Pupils explore data collection in this lesson. They investigate distance vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs using information collected with a CBR 2 to simulate the reconstruction of an accident.