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Planetary Orbits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore space science by completing a solar system identification worksheet. In this planets instructional activity, students discuss the different planets in our star system and identify their traits. Students complete an...
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Shine On, Moon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore space science by conducting an experiment in class. In this Moon lesson, students define a list of space science vocabulary and read the book The Moon. Students utilize shoeboxes and string to conduct a sunlight...
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Test Tube and Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers convert measurements from one unit to another. For this technology lesson plan, students create their own test tubes using a computer program. They calculate mass based on density information.
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Science Fair Projects

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Coming up with ideas for Science Fair projects might seem daunting, but there are many lessons that can get students on the right track.
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Introduction to Hardware

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students are introduced to the process of building a tankbot. They create a tankbot using a minimun number of parts. Students identify the Lego parts needed to create the tankbot.
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Devine Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the functions of the different systems in the body. They discover how different systems must work together to make the body function correctly. They identify the needs of the body to help it survive.
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Design Weather Instruments using LEGO Sensors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design and create a LEGO structure that will house and protect a temperature sensor. They leave the structure in a safe spot and check the temperature regularly and chart it. After the students have built their structures, the...
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Collecting S.O.C.K.S

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in the Collection S.O.C.K.S program to protect their local watersheds. Using the socks, they plant new plants and trees around the watershed in order to protect it for future use. They also perform in a skit that...
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Potato Fish Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine fish adaptations. They identify types of adaptations, and create a 3-D model of an imaginary fish that demonstrates various adaptations using a potato and craft materials.
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Scale Model of the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to create a model of the Earth. They label and identify each layer and describing its properties. They discover how engineers use models to test different concepts.
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Swinging on a String

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars explore how pendulums work and why they are useful in everyday applications. In a hands-on activity, they experiment with string length, pendulum weight and angle of release.
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Aerology- The Study of Mars

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate various aspects of the planet Mars. They examine a core sample that is simulated to make observations. Then compare the known sample with one that is unknown and differentiate between the two. Students hypothesize...
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Please Ex-Planet

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a model of an earth centered solar system and a model of the sun centered solar system. As a class, they discuss why the earlier astronomers believed their model and why it changed when evidence arose that this...
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Martian Mummies

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students participate in "Raiders of the Future", a role play about futuristic scientists sending a spaceship to Mars for research and exploration. They collect geological samples for analysis, discover the ruins of an ancient...
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NASA Search

For Students 6th - 10th
In this space worksheet, learners identify and locate vocabulary terms related to NASA and space. There are 31 words located in the puzzle.
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Fill-In-The-Blanks: Simple Machines

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this simple machines worksheet, students use a word bank to complete a paragraph about simple machines. Worksheet has a link to additional activities.
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Reading Comprehension-Space

For Students 4th - 5th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read 5 short paragraphs about space, then complete a set of 4 related questions. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Food Webs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how organisms depend upon each other in an ecosystem. In this ecosystems lesson, 4th graders use food webs to discuss the interdependence between organisms in an ecosystem.
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Engineering Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this engineering worksheet, students research engineering and fill in blanks to complete sentences. A reference web site is given.
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How Big Is Your Heart?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete a performance about the heart. For this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.
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Exploring the Five Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students explore the five senses. In this science lesson, students complete activities online in which they research the five senses.
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Plant and Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify behavioral and structural adaptations to plant and animal life. In this unit overview, 4th graders discuss the importance of variation and adaptation in a species survival. This is a unit overview and does not...

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