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Classification

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze the necessity of classification. They distinguish between living and nonliving things in our world and recognize the six life functions of living things by identifying 15 classroom objects.
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Vibration and Pitch

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the relation between vibrations and pitch. They observe and discuss an experiment involving a bicycle and a piece of cardboard in the spokes, listen to a comb with cardboard, and listen to various sounds and...
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Budgeting

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders construct a budget for a family of four including a column for income and no less than ten columns for expenses, all of which will be expressed and totaled in dollar amounts. They are also requested to write a scenario in...
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Machine Technology

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars work in pairs to manufacture a product for a potential customer. They interview potential customers and collect data. Students develop a customer interview profile. They manufacture drill drift part to customer's...
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Making and Using a Hydrometer

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils build a hydrometer to measure the densities of fresh and salt water samples. They record the water temperature and density and use the temperature, density, and salinity conversion graph to locate the salinity. Finally, students...
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Metric Mania Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
In this metric activity, students complete 28 different metric calculations consisting of density, volume, mass, length, temperature, and time.
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Education for Global Peace

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders construct data graphs based upon sets of data. In this graphing lesson, 5th graders read the text If the World Were a Village and discuss how types of graphs accurately represent a large population. Students construct their...
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Friction Faction

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Students create an experiment. In this friction lesson plan, students review the concept of friction and complete a bottle roll activity. Students work in groups to create their own friction experiment.
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Darfur Now Lesson Two: Responding to the Violence in Darfur

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of political activism. In this Darfur conflict lesson plan, students watch "Darfur Now" and consider the stories of the political activists featured. Learners use the information regarding the activists to...
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Shake, Rattle and Roll

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare the weathering of materials. in this weathering lesson, students experiment with the chemical and physical weathering of different materials. Students use salt and water as an example of how weathering occurs.
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The Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the temperature change in open and closed containers. In this earth science lesson, 7th graders relate this lab activity to greenhouse effect. They create a line graph from data collected in the experiment.
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Wildlife Sampling-Capture-Recapture

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders simulate the capture-recapture method of population sampling using beans. For this biology lesson, 7th graders calculate the total population of beans in the bowl. They assess whether this method is reliable or not.
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A Comparison of Polymeric Liquids with Newtonian Liquids

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars perform several tests on liquids. In this general science lesson, students compare the properties of polymeric and nonpolymeric liquids. They explain the composition and importance of macromolecules.
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Density and Buoyancy Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate why some objects float or sink in water. In this physics lesson, students calculate the density of clay ball using a mathematical equation. They write a complete lab report about the experiment.
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IS MASS THE SAME AS WEIGHT?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students see the difference between weight and mass when they examine the method of measuring each of them.
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these story problems worksheets, students read the math problem story about 'The Secret of E. Quation the Great.' Students solve the question about the secret weights by using a letter to represent the unknown and circle the equation...
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Couch Potato or Inertia Victim?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders how primary research is carried out. They design a simple survey questionnaire to interview people about their week average television watching time. They analyze the results and write a report based on the information.
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Sea Surface Temperature Trends of the Gulf Stream

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use authentic satellite data to produce plots and graphs of sea surface temperature as they explore the seasonal changes of the Gulf Stream.
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Graphical Determination of Density

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students determine the density of metal shot by a graphical method using significant digits in making measurements and calculations. Students graph a seris of laboratory measurements and determine density from a mass verses volume graph.
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Classifying Rocks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students classify rocks into groups after they observe the rocks and identify properties that can be used to divide them into groups. They then identify other properties that could be used to classify other objects into groups.
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Measurement: Length, volume, and temperature

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students determine the temperature of the water in a cup, measure the length of a piece of cardboard, and measure out an appropriate volume of water. This task assesses student's abilities to perform measurement and reporting skills.
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The Effects on Flight Characteristics/Performance Due To Variations in Design of Sled Kites.

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students expand upon previous lessons with sled kites by varying the dimensions or materials while building a news sled kite while working in a team. They fly their original kites and the new ones under similar conditions to determine...
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Sea Surface Temperature Trends of the Gulf Stream

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the importance of the Gulf Stream. Using a NASA satellite images, they examine the sea surface temperature. Students collect the temperature at various locations and times. Using spreadsheet technology, they graph the...
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Simulation: Connecting Osiris

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify Ancient Egypt as the origin of the idea that moral worth as the key to eternal life. In this Ancient Egypt lesson plan, students discuss immorality or eternal life. Students then work the Osiris puzzle and discuss the...

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