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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: The Heart

For Teachers 5th
Using an interactive game, learners can explore information relating to the human heart. This would be the perfect way to have students review information learned about the human body. The presentation could be altered for use with a...
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Planetary Place Value

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Third graders explore place value to the ten thousands place. This incredibly thorough, 24-page lesson has learners construct, order, and compare numbers to 9,999. This three-day lesson includes reteaching and extension activities...
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Northwest High School Science

Metric Conversion: Stair-Step Method

For Students 6th - 12th
Elevate young scientists' skills with unit conversion using the stair-step method. Detailed instructions and a neat stair-step diagram are on the first page. Four pages of practice problems follow, mostly with real-world applications....
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CPO Science

Science Worksheets

For Students 8th - 12th
If you need an array of worksheets to augment your science lessons, peruse a collection of assignments that is sure to fit your needs. With topics such as metric conversion, the scientific method, textbook features, research skills,...
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It's About Time

Elements and Compounds

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Young scientists use electrolysis to separate water into its elements before experimenting with fire to learn about their properties. A helpful resource provides a reading passage and analysis questions. 
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Measuring Length

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
Your young forensic scientists add to and strengthen their measurement and conversion skills with these seven well-scaffold worksheets. Metric conversions, measuring length, area, and volume, reading thermometers, graduated cylinders,...
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Conversion Factors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this conversion factors worksheet, students convert 15 measurements from one unit in the SI system of measurement to another unit. Students show their work and indicate the unit of measurement. Conversion factors are given.
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Recycling Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Ten multiple questions about recycling comprise this quiz. Administer this as a pre-test prior to presenting a lesson on recycling glass, plastic, and metals. Since an answer key is provided along with comments, you can use it as a guide...
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Math in Science-Knowing the Calories You Take In!

For Students 9th - 11th
I can burn off one scrambled egg in 30 minutes of walking? Explain how we daily consume and burn calories using this fun activity, which breaks down basic foods and activities into kilocalorie equivalents. Nutritionists calculate the...
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Build a Pinball Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Watch your classroom turn into an arcade. Pupils work in groups to build pinball machines from boxes and other found objects. Gamers must incorporate a variety of obstacles and launchers into the machine to see their designs in motion.
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Carbon Dioxide Increases

For Students 7th - 10th
In this atmospheric carbon dioxide worksheet, students use a graph of the Keeling Curve showing the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide since 1958 to solve 6 problems. They determine the rate of increase, the find the percentage of...
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Food Energy

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this food energy worksheet, students review calories and how calories are determined. Students calculate how much thermal energy it would take to raise certain volumes of water a certain number of degrees. This worksheet has 3 word...
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Bacteria's Role in Food

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students grow bacteria cultures on agar in petri dishes and do a plate count. They participate in a yogurt making lab to see how bacteria produce lactic acid. They prepare a recipe and identify fungi, fermentation and the role of...
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Serial Dilutions Made Easy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers improve their skills and comprehend the particular application for which serial dilutions are a tool. Serial dilutions are often used in microbiology, biotechnology, and in chemistry classes, to name just a few.
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WS 1.9 Review-Calculations

For Students 10th - 12th
In this calculations review instructional activity, students convert from one metric unit to another, they identify significant figures in numbers, they find density of substances, and they solve problems using dimensional analysis.
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Appliance Energy Use and Cost

For Students 7th - 10th
In this energy usage worksheet, students use a chart comparing the average monthly kilowatt-hour use of different household appliances to complete 4 short answer questions.
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Power and Auroras

For Students 9th - 11th
In this power and auroras activity, students read about the relationship between power, work and energy and how the power of auroras are measured by the light they produce. Students use a data chart of the Great Aurora of 2003 to answer...
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NASA

The Drake Equation

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Drake Equation learning exercise, students read about how scientists can estimate the number of intelligent civilizations that may exist in our galaxy. Students answer 7 questions about the Drake Equation and they use the...
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Molarity

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this molarity worksheet, students determine the molarity of solutions and determine the number of moles in solutions. This worksheet has 14 problems to solve.
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Work, Power, and Mechanical Efficiency

For Students 10th - 12th
For this forces worksheet, students review the equations for work, power, and efficiency and then use these equations to solve 9 word problems.
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Conversion Factors

For Students 9th - 12th
In this conversion factor worksheet, learners convert 15 problems within the SI system of measurement. They show their work and indicate the proper units.
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Phase Changes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science worksheet, high schoolers examine the physical changes associated with the change of temperature and mixtures. The answers are included.
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Elephant Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Students test what they know about elephants. This activity contains 9 multiple choice general knowledge questions about elephants. Answers are provided.
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Unit 0 Review - Measurement Lab Equipment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Review questions like these can be used in your biology, chemistry, physics, or earth science classes! They assess scientists' understanding of laboratory measurement tools including graduated cylinders, thermometers, and balances. They...