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Cosmic Rays and Solar Cells

For Students 7th - 9th
In this cosmic rays and solar cells instructional activity, students read about how cosmic rays damage the electrical output of solar cells over time on satellites. Students use a graph of the solar power output compared to the year for...
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Tidal Forces-Let'er Rip!

For Students 9th - 12th
In this tidal forces worksheet, students read about the gravitational pull from the moon that causes the ocean tides. Students solve 3 problems including finding the Roche or the tidal radius for the Earth and Moon, comparing the Roche...
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Stellar Temperature, Size and Power

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this stellar temperature of stars worksheet, students use a given formula that relates the stellar light output with the surface area and temperature of a star to solve 3 problems. Students find luminosities of different stars and...
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Fermi Detects Gamma-Rays from Messier

For Students 10th - 12th
In this power law function worksheet, students use data from the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space telescope to apply the power law function to physical phenomena. Students use a graph to solve four problems.
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The Moon's Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 12th
In this moon's atmosphere worksheet, students read about the tenuous lunar atmosphere and solve 4 problems. They find the density of helium particles, they find the grams of given atoms in the moon's atmosphere and they find the volume...
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The Internal Density and Mass of the Sun

For Students 9th - 12th
In this sun worksheet, students read about calculating the internal density and mass of the sun. Students use a given formula for the internal density of the sun's gases which students use to solve four mathematical problems.
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The Oscillation Period of Gaseous Spheres

For Students 9th - 12th
In this oscillation period learning exercise, students read about how the force of gravity effects the oscillation of bodies. Students use two given formulas to identify the oscillation period of the sun, the Earth and a neutron star.
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The Transit of Mercury

For Students 8th - 10th
In this transit of Mercury activity, students read about Earth and Mercury lining up so that Mercury passes across the disk of the sun from the Earth's view. Students solve 3 problems and they determine the diameter of the solar disk...
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Are U Nuts?

For Students 8th - 10th
In this conversion worksheet, students solve 9 problems where they convert from one unit of measurement to another using a given table with conversion factors.
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From Asteroids to Planets

For Students 9th - 12th
In this asteroids and planets worksheet, students read about the formation of planets from asteroids. Students solve 6 mathematical problems including finding the rate of growth of a planet, determining the mass of a planet at a given...
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Some Famous Unit Conversion Errors!

For Students 9th - 11th
In this unit conversion worksheet, students are given 3 stories about situations where errors in the conversion of units caused dramatic problems in science. For each situation, students practice converting units to solve the errors.
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Magnetic Energy

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this magnetic energy worksheet, students are given the formula to calculate the magnetic energy of an object. They use the formula to solve for the magnetic energy of the Earth, a geotail, the Sun, and a solar prominence given their...
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Frequency, Histograms, Bar Graphs and Tables

For Students 7th - 12th
For this frequency worksheet, students interpret histograms, bar graphs and tables.  They examine frequency charts and comparison line graphs.  This three-page worksheet contains 4 problems.  Answers are provided on the...
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Area of Polygons #5

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of area.  In this area worksheet, students find the area of trapezoids given a drawing and given equations of lines.  High schoolers answer 9 multiple choice problems.
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Comparing Apples and Onions

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe and compare apples. In this apples lesson, 5th graders work in groups to record the physical characteristics of a variety of apples. Students predict each apples weight and then weigh them to see if they were...
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How Do You Make A Tornado?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a tornado in a bottle. In this climate and weather instructional activity, students review basic information about tornadoes and thunderstorms. Students make a tornado in a bottle and write about what they learned from...
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Surface Area

For Students 10th
In this geometry instructional activity, 10th graders define surface area, net and lateral face. They calculate the surface areas of cones, prisms and cubes. There are 9 surface area questions.
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Music Lab

For Students 8th - 10th
In this music learning exercise, students experiment at six stations around the room to explore different concepts related to music using tuning forks, water droppers, glasses, and moving tubes.
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Observing Reactions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use the scientific method to complete to experiments that have visible reactions. In this visible reaction lesson plan, students participate in an experiment with melting ice and one with inflating a balloon. Students record...
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Who's got the fastest legs?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars use a stopwatch to collect information for a scatterplot.   In this fastest legs lessons, students collect data through the taking of measurements, create and find a median number. Young scholars develop an...
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French Fry Fun: Estimating and Measuring

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate their estimating and measuring abilities.  In this length measurement lesson, 3rd graders produce estimates of how long a handful of French fries will be before physically measuring them.  Students...
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Making the "best" airplane

For Students 4th - 6th
In this airplane worksheet, students compare the mass of an airplane to the mass of a paper clip airplane to see if the mass determines the best flight. Students complete 5 trials for each.
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How Do Plants Grow?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate plant growth. For this plant growth lesson, students investigate what would happen to plants if they did not have water and sunlight. Students conduct experiments to determine what plants need. Students create a...
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Measurement and Estimation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore estimation and measurement. In this estimation and measurement lesson plan, 2nd graders use footsteps to measure distances around the classroom. Students sing songs to measure the number of beats from one area to...

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