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Connections to Personal Experiences - Bees? Yikes!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils watch a video and write a poem about experiences they've had with bees. In this bee lesson, students watch a video about bees and complete a Venn Diagram to sort the experiences. Pupils watch a video segment about handling bees...
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Let It Roll

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experiment in order to see how ball bearings work. In this science activity lesson, students conduct an experiment where they make and examine a ball bearing. Students brainstorm other examples of ball bearings and discuss...
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Salt, Soil and Seeds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate seed growth by experimenting with different soils.  In this ecology lesson plan, students plant seeds in paper cups and add differing amounts of salt to enhance the growth process.  Students record which...
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Preparation and Combustion of Biodiesel

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The United States is the world's largest producer of biofuel. During an in-class investigation, young scientists produce their own biodiesel. They burn a sample of it to determine the heat of combustion. Then they discuss the...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Hometown Heroes

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Transform studying about veterans in a textbook to personal interviews with veterans in the community. Four varying lesson plans make up an entire unit or individualized learning based on your class's needs. Exercises include researching...
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Job Shadowing

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Prepare high schoolers for the world of work by organizing a job shadowing experience. The resource packet contains all the required materials, but you will have to make the arrangements with the school and the employers.
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What Are the Chances?

For Teachers 7th
Take a chance on an informative resource. Scholars conduct probability experiments involving coins and number cubes to generate data. Compiling class data helps connect experimental probability to theoretical probability.
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Algae Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students describe the characteristics of algae. In this biology instructional activity, students perform a series of experiment to explore algae. They investigate the basic things algae need to survive.
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Miller-Urey Experiment Amino Acids & The Origins of Life on Earth

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study the Miller-Urey Experiment including its history and criticism.  In this origins of life lesson students repeat this experiment to see how it works.
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Leap Frog Experiment

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders ask questions and design an experiment to explore different spinners in "The Leap Frog" board game. They conduct their experiment, collect information and interpret the results using a graph.
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Writing From Experience (Grades 7-12)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students brainstorm in preparation for writing an expressive essay. They review their responses to 'Writing from Experience' and write notes and brainstorm other ideas or details for their essays. They take turns illustrating their life...
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Diurnal Cycling Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students carry out an experiment to monitor diurnal fluctuations in dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and water temperature. They determine the CO2 and pH of the samples (and optionally, dissolved oxygen). Students complete their...
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The Pioneer Experience

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders consider the move westward. In this Westward Movement instructional activity, 10th graders compare and contrast the experiences of 2 pioneers by creating t-charts. Students analyze diaries, photographs, and political...
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Bikini Bottom Experiments

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science instructional activity, learners read the description for each experiment and use their knowledge of the scientific method to respond to each of the questions. Then they write an experiment to test bubble power of the...
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Herschel Infrared Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform a version of the experiment of 1800 by the famous astronomer Sir Frederick William Herschel.
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An Egg-cellent Osmosis Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the problem of osmosis by conducting an experiment. They use eggs with the shells dissolved to tell whether fluid can move across the membranes. The experiment provides high interest for all kinds of students to keep...
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Environment: Banana-in-a-Jar Experiment

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct experiments using bananas sealed in jars to observe the effects on biodegradable waste in landfills. They cover the lid with a plastic sandwich bag to create an airtight seal. Students observe how the oxygen is used...
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Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students discover what Mendel uncovered in his famous pea experiments. They form explanations for the result of crossing a true-breeding round pea plant with a true-breeding wrinkled pea plant (the F1 generation) and for the results...
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The Great Depression and Now: The Migrant Worker Experience

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify the concerns of people caught in desperate times during the Great Depression. They make connections between The Grapes of Wrath and historical images from the Great Depression. Students make connections between...
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Experimenting with Colors

For Teachers K
Students experiment with mixing primary colors together using frosting and pretzel sticks.
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Water Pollution Experiments

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct experiments in simulated water pollution using a box of items to hold "pollutants"and an aquarium, representing a waterway. They observe how "rain" from a watering can poured into the box washes the pollutants into...
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Ground Beef Experiment

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students identify what ground beef is and the difference in fat, flavor and moistness between the three types - regular, lean, and extra lean. Then, they conduct an experiment to compare the effect of pan frying between three different...
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Weight Lifter - An Air Pressure Experiment

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a study of air pressure in which the investigate if air has the strength to lift heavy objects. They work in teams to develop a hypothesis about whether air in bags would be able to lift a stack of books....
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Oat Seed Lab: A Model Scientific Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate seed germination. In this lesson plan on scientific prediction, students conduct a scientific experiment using oat seeds.

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