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Dale Chihuly

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the characteristics and makeup of glass. In groups, they research the life and work of Dale Chihuly and how he used glass to create his artwork. They answer discussion questions on different pieces of art and share their...
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Discover!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students design a double spiral mobile to illustrate the different stages in the life of a small-mass star like our Sun, and in the life of a large-mass star. They complete both spirals and create a small hole at the top. Next they use a...
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Watching Crystals Grow

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe crystal growth of Epsom salts and the variables that hinder or help their nucleation and growth. They illustrate a series of drawings/pictures as the crystals grow. They look for the different shapes they form as well...
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PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC CHANGES IN BACTERIA

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use a rapid method to render the bacterium Escherichia coli "competent" in order to uptake plasmid DNA. They also have growth on the plain LB plates by the untransformed cells (which serve as controls). Students perform a cell...
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Changes in Bacteria

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate a rapid method to render the bacterium Escherichia coli "competent" to uptake plasmid DNA. They demonstrate the phenotypic changes associated with transformation. They perform a cell resuspension from the...
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Physical and Chemical Changes - Making Toffee

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make toffee to observe both physical and chemical changes. They determine what types of changes that are caused by the cooking process and which are chemical, and which are physical. In order to do this they follow a...
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Greenhouse Design

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work individually, or with partners, to develop a design for a greenhouse, and calculate space requirements, equipment needed and cost of operation. They construct a scale model of the greenhouse.
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Plop! Plop! Fizz! Fizz!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study physical and chemical weathering. They explain how the processes of weathering and erosion change and move materials that become soil. They create a K-W-L chart to show what they know and list what else they would...
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Igneous Rock Formation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the computer lab to search for answers to questions on their workshet. They discuss the creation of igneouss rocks and listen as the teacher lectures about lava. Students follow directions to mix a batch of salt dough...
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The Desert Biome

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a visual presentation of the characteristics of a biome. Working in small groups, students use traditional and online resources to gather data concerning biomes. Students use their information to create a bulletin board...
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Bill Nye-Wind

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students look for the answers to the twelve questions related to the concept of wind and how it effects our environment.
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Unnatural Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 8th
In this science observation scavenger hunt instructional activity, students use 10 riddles to find items hidden in an outside area then map the locations of each item.
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Green Building and Development

For Students 9th - 12th
In this environment activity, students find the solutions to building an environmentally friendly home and they examine the long-terms costs associated with ownership.
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Making Christmas Ornaments

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this craft worksheet, students follow the directions provided to learn how to make a dough ornament. Students answer 11 questions about the story.
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Mammals

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this mammals worksheet, students read about 3 mammal characteristics: endotherm, diaphragm, and mammary glands. Students use this information to complete 4 short answer questions.
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The Formation of Resources

For Students 9th - 12th
In this rock instructional activity, students review the three types of rocks and their distinguishing characteristics. This instructional activity has 10 matching and 10 short answer questions.
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Tomography

For Students 6th - 12th
In this tomography worksheet, students read about how tomography is used to help oceanographers learn more about the Earth's surface below the ocean. Students complete 3 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Quiz: Animals of the Desert

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice quiz about desert animals. The answers are provided with explanations upside down on the page.
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Introduction to Geology Quiz Worksheet

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this earth science fill-in-the-blank worksheet students complete 8 questions about an geology. They see a picture of a rock and a volcano on the page. They check their work with the word bank at the bottom of the page.
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Tudor Homes- The Still Room and Herb Garden

For Students 5th - 8th
For this Tudor homes worksheet, students read about the importance of the still room and the herb garden in Tudor life. They locate and identify herbs, sketch a plan of a herb garden at Blakesley Hall, draw an herb, and locate a recipe...
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Science - 'Why does the wind blow?'

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this earth science learning exercise, students read a poem about the wind and learn why the wind blows. After reading the poem and informative paragraphs that follow it, students answer 2 questions regarding the information they read....
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Talking About Clouds

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this weather worksheet, students read a selection about the water cycle and cloud identification. Then the students fill in the missing words in 5 sentences and write the name of 5 cloud types while describing the clouds.
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Science--"Water, Water Everywhere"--Exploring Liquids

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this water activity, learners read a 1 page article on water, fill in the blanks of 3 words with their missing letters, fill in a crossword puzzle containing 5 clues about water and answer 1 short answer question. Students draw a...
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Advanced Matching - Car Parts

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this car parts worksheet, learners draw a line from the various car parts to the definitions. There are 14 words to define on this worksheet.

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