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Stellar Observations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the uses of spectroscopy and the operation of the Hubble space telescope.  In this astronomy lesson students complete a lab activity that includes graphing star color and temperature.
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Transformation

For Teachers K - 3rd
Create colorful cool or warm butterflies with simple materials. Class members draw their designs, spray the marker to diffuse the colors, and attach pipe cleaners to form the shape of a butterfly with antennae. Individuals must be able...
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Kinetic Molecular Theory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and evaluate evidence that matter is made of tiny particles. They observe a series of phenomena involving solids, liquids, and gases to make inferences about the spacing, interactions and relative kinetic energies of the...
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Survival of the Fittest – Battling Beetles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore natural selection. For this genetic adaptation lesson, students discover why certain traits continue and some traits disappear. Students discover how species evolve and change. Resources are provided.
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Factor Game (Number Theory)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use a Factor Board game to identify the properties of prime, composite, abundant, deficient and perfect numbers. The game is comprised of the numbers from 1 to 30 placed in a 5 by 6 grid. Pupils figure out they can score more...
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(S-4) The Many Colors of Sunlight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe and explore the characteristics of light.
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Wild Kingdom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research and discuss the natural habitats and various evolutionary theories of giraffes and other animals imported into ancient Rome.
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Different Perspectives of Oregon's Forest Economic Geography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students map data on employment in wood products manufacturing in Oregon counties. In this Oregon forest instructional activity, students discover the percentage of people employed in the forest manufacturing industry. Students create a...
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Exploring Big Bang Evidence

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the Big Bang theory.  In this big bang theory activity students research the Internet and complete several activities and create a presentation.
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Germs Experiment 2

For Teachers K - 5th
Students express artistic ideas thru art glitter and science. Students experiment with the theory of how germs spread. Students summarize findings in an art format. Students work in groups to analyze data.
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Field of Dreams

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study several of Marc Chagall's paintings with an emphasis on his use of symbolic color and of space. They explore learn basic techniques for using Scholar colored pencils, and create an artwork using a baseball theme.
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Weather Mobile

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners color the lightning part of the thunder cloud and then cut out the pattern. They then cut out the cloud pattern and put cotton onto it with glue. They then fold a piece of paper several times to create a snowflake to which they...
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Virus Tracker

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will simulate the spread of a virus such as HIV through a population by "sharing" (but not drinking) the water in a plastic cup with several classmates. Although invisible, the water in a few of the cups will already be...
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The Motion of Molecules in Water

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students observe the motion of water molecules using food coloring. In this molecule movement lesson plan, students observe motion in hot, cold and room temperature colored water and record observation data on record sheets. Then write a...
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The Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research origin of solar system, discuss theories they have found, and create paper mache solar system models.
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Atomic Structure - Part A

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe the structure of atoms, including the particles that make them up. They recognize that key scientists and experiments have contributed to the changes in the Atomic Theory.
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Modeling Earthquake Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evalute evolutionary theories and processe of Geology. They examine evidence that the movement of continents has had signicicant global impact, major geological events. Students evaluate the forces which shape the lithosphere...
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PLATE TECTONICS WITH AN ORANGE

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the concept of plate tectonics. They experiment to prove and explain plate tectonics.
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Natural Selection and the Peppered Moth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars study natural selection and its process in the peppered moth. In this evolution lesson, students read about the concept of natural selection as suggested by Charles Darwin. Young scholars then complete a natural selection...
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Hide and Survive: A Natural Selection Activity

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the theory of natural selection given certain scenarios. In this biology lesson, students graph data taken from the experiment. They explain the factors that contribute to the survival of the fittest.
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A CLOSER LOOK

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students group objects by their physical characteristics and various compositions using literature to stimulate recall.
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Dinosaurs - Creatures Of The Past

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use the internet to search for information and pictures of dinosaurs. They distinguish between meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs and explore theories about the extinction of dinosaurs.
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Cultural Collision

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the culture of the Native Americans. As a class, they discuss the negative impact of the melting pot theory and how different cultures can be preserved today. In pairs, they practice saying Native American words and...
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M & M Lab

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how selection occurs in a random population. The concept is that selection affects evolution.They demonstrate how selection occurs and will analyze shifts in the populations. They design their conclusions with M...

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