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Density - An Intrinsic Property
Learners discover the property of density while participating in a lab exercise. In this scientific measuring lesson, pupils utilize a scale to measure the density of different metal materials. They document their work and present their...
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Moon Craters Lab
Learners explore characteristics of mass. In this scientific inquiry about mass lesson plan, students drop rocks of different weights from various heights and record the depth of the "crater" created. Learners record their findings...
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Mystery Spill
Students investigate the cause of birds dying in Monterey Bay. In this scientific research lesson, students use various resources, scientific investigations, and vector analysis to solve an environmental mystery.
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Electricity for Kids! It's Shocking!
Students investigate the world of electricity by completing a KWL sheet. In this energy lesson, students view PowerPoint presentations about electricity, who invented it, and how it is used today. Students define several electricity...
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Science and the Envrionment
Middle schoolers utilize a digital camera to record interesting objects in their environment. In this ecology lesson plan, students participate in a mini-field trip around their campus as they take 2-3 pictures of the school...
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Systems of the Human Body
Young scholars research systems of the human body. In this biology activity, students read the book Yucky Story and identify the systems of the human body. Young scholars create a Powerpoint presentation to demonstrate their knowledge of...
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Are We Finished with It Yet?
Learners recognize the importance of natural resources and that we need to conserve, reuse and recycle them. In this conserving natural resources lesson, students are given one object and must create something with it. Young scholars...
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Science is a Wonderland
Students use the scientific method to study Animalia and Plantae Kingdoms. In this science inquiry instructional activity, students watch a PowerPoint about science process skills. Students complete the National Geographic bottled...
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Density
Students observe a demonstration of regular soda versus diet soda. In this exploring density instructional activity students complete a lab on density and present a PowerPoint presentations of their results.
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Environmental Scrapbook and Podcast
High schoolers collect newspaper and magazine articles about the environment and construct a scrapbook using construction paper, glue, and scissors. To make it even more environmentally friendly, groups can create an online...
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Cell Community
Seventh graders use technology to review cell structure and function. In this cells less, 7th graders review the parts and functions of a cell, and use photography/video and PowerPoint to enhance their explorations.
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Light Reflection and Absorption
Young scholars discover what types of objects reflect and absorb light. In this science inquiry activity, students use flashlights to determine whether different objects absorb or reflect light.
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Alex: Organism Power Points/ Booklets
This lesson requires students to use technology to research information on any organism from one of the six kingdoms. Students use the information to produce a PowerPoint presentation or booklet to present to their classmates. This...
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Alex: Gas Laws
The teacher will perform a demonstration of imploding a coke can. We will then discuss Boyle's law. After this discussion, we will conduct the science in motion lab "Boyle's Law". Each lab group will load their graphical results into a...
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Alex: Ultraviolet Radiation
An interactive PowerPoint will be used to introduce the electromagnetic spectrum. Young scholars use UV beads to observe changes caused by the sun's rays and evaluate sunscreen effectiveness. Harmful effects of UV exposure will be...
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Alex: Density
Density is the ratio of mass to volume. Density will be introduced to students by a demonstration of coke verses diet coke. The teacher will then solve density problems for the students on the board. The class will then complete a lab on...