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Handout
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Molecules to the Max!—Teacher's Discovery Guide

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Molecules to the Max! refers to a movie released in 2009 about the world of atoms and molecules. A helpful discovery guide provides five posters on science topics typically covered at the middle school level. It also explains the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Physical Setting

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the configuration of atoms in molecules to see that it determines the molecule's properties.  In this chemistry lesson students divide into groups and complete their assigned task.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carbon Trip Through the Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students, in any written format they choose, imagine themselves as a carbon atom and trace their journey through the carbon cycle returning themselves to the point of origin.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter Unit

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students create products from studying about matter that include: Make a "T" chart with matter and non matter items. Write a poem, song, or rap about matter. Five vocabulary words from the chapter must be included in the poem.
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PPT
National Energy Education Development Project

The Science of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Did you know the word energy comes from energeia, a Greek word? Introduce learners to the four types of potential energy, five types of kinetic energy, and energy transformation with a presentation about where we get our energy and how...