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Teach Engineering

Energy Conversions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What energy conversions occur in the operation of a device? Small groups investigate devices and the energy conversions that occur. The groups create energy flow diagrams with added conversion processes for each of the devices...
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Virginia Department of Education

Aspirin Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Laughter may be the best medicine, but aspirin is also important. Young chemists analyze aspirin tablets using titration in this lab experiment. They then repeat the entire experiment using a different aspirin brand. 
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Lesson Plan
NASA

Gravitational Waves

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scientists participate in a hands-on experiment to explore Einstein's theory of relativity in a creative manner. They investigate various waves and compare their characteristics as they discuss how each wave is created....
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Earth Day Network

Forms of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Give me a home where electric buffalo roam and I'll show you an ohm on the range. Introduction your classes to potential and kinetic energy, electricity, and renewable resources with a resource that combines observation, direct...
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Teach Engineering

Engineering Brainstorming

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a lesson that offers a great hybrid of forming new skills and using current knowledge to come up with a plan. The class brainstorms information they would need to know or already know about hybrid vehicles. They then group...
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Tech Museum of Innovation

Energy at Play

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Get the ball rolling and challenge your class to figure out how to make a ball move. The instruction segment is between two STEM activities devoted to doing just that. The first is simple and involves making a ball move from some...
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Lesson Plan
Santa Monica College

The Composition of Potassium Chlorate

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The third lesson in a series of 11 begins by using thermal decomposition of potassium chlorate to determine the mass percent of oxygen. Then a second activity allows scholars to demonstrate that the resulting residue is from a...
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Handout
Curated OER

Bottled Water Ban

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Convenience, taste, portability ... what's not to love about bottled water? Apparently, a lot. Scholars analyze the four main arguments supporting and opposing the sale of bottled water. They explore the health, environmental, and...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Theodore Roosevelt's Outdoor Adventures

For Students 6th - 12th
Time for a virtual sightseeing trip. Pupils explore the Grand Canyon, Devil's Tower, and Yosemite Valley in an interactive online experience. They answer questions about the organisms in each location and draw conclusions based on their...
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Curated OER

Recycled Paper

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders keep track of the amount of paper they consume on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The goal of the lesson plan is to have them all find ways to reduce the amount they use. Everyone creates recycled paper from old...
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Worksheet
US Energy Information Administration

Primary Activity: Energy and Machines

For Students 2nd - 5th
Conservation kids take this printable home, draw a picture of their bedrooms, then cut out and paste pictures into the drawing to show what energy-using appliances are present. This assignment is a very practical way to wrap up a unit on...
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Curated OER

Soil Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this soil conservation coloring worksheet, students color the picture of a crumb of soil and read a sentence regarding soil conservation.
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Curated OER

See Turtles Nest! See Turtles Hatch!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students graph data of sea turtles hatching rates from Watamu/Malindi Marine National Park and Reserve in Kenya.  In this math lesson, students use real life science data to calculate mean and median values. Students use...
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Curated OER

A Tale of Two Wetlands

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe 2 separate wetlands (following downloadable worksheets) and record 10 similarities and 10 differences between them. Then they present their recommendations to the class who roleplay the government's wetland conservation...
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Curated OER

The Rainforests

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners visit various rainforest websites and answer questions about the rainforest in Spanish. They create an oral and visual presentation on the rainforests, urging conservation of the rainforests.
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Curated OER

Converting Fuels to Obtain Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experiment with converting fuels to energy. They also must identify different types of fuels and ways to conserve energy.
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Curated OER

Land Use Issues

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine soil types and determine the ability of each to absorb water. Working in groups, they time how long it takes for water to seep out the bottom of the cups. They examine soil components, conservation, erosion, and tree...
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Curated OER

Miss Rumphius

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars engage in a literature study in order to appreciate the world around them and create an innate instinct of working for the cause of conservation for the environment. They answer guided questions that use the story as a...
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Curated OER

Earth's Land as an Apple

For Teachers K - 7th
Students explore the value of land and the importance of conserving it as a limited resource. They observe a experiment where an apple represents the earth. From the demonstration, students visually see the fractions and percentages that...
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Curated OER

How Do We Use Water Everyday

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this water conservation worksheet, students complete a chart telling 4 daily uses of water. They fill in a second chart describing two ways water is wasted, and make a poster persuading others not to waste water.
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Curated OER

You Are What You Drink!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore water treatment systems. In this water conservation ecology lesson, students identify and explain several processes used for water treatment and define related vocabulary after listening to content information given...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

FDR: Fireside Chats, the New Deal, and Eleanor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of the Roosevelts in Washington. In this U.S. history lesson, students explore the Fireside Chats, Social Security Act, Civilian Conservation Corps, Land-Lease Act, and the involvement of Eleanor Roosevelt in...
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PPT
Curated OER

Identify the Features of a Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Make writing a persuasive letter a little easier by using this presentation. Learners read a persuasive letter written to oppose construction of a new road through a conservation area. While there is at least one spelling mistake in the...
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Curated OER

Biodiversity Debate - Stream Side Science

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Role play community members who are both for and against the construction of a dam. Research the pros and cons and then hold a classroom debate. This activity ideally follows a series of stream studies, links to which are included. Use...

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