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Spectrophotometric Determination of an Equilibrium Constant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the equilibrium constant for a chemical system and use graphing techniques and data analysis to evaluate experimental data.
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Termite Trails

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners observe the behavior of termites and draw conclusions about their behavior. They record data as to termite behavior and recognize elements in the experimental design which must include a hypothesis.
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Is the Probability Probable?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders compare experimental results with mathematical expectations of probabilities. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice with the concept of probability.
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Popcorn Neutrino Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students parcticipate in a modeling activity that simulates the cyclical role of experimental and theoretical science. Initially, students measure the mass of popcorn. They also record predictions of the mass of the kernels after they...
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Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students conduct Internet research on Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy. They design a puzzle to represent these processes, read and summarize an article, conduct research, and design a theoretical experimental procedure.
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Teaching Biology Through Problem-based Activities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students plant seeds and observe the life cycle of the organism. They experimentally research the effects of radiation on seed growth. Students determine the effects of environmental pollutants on harvested seed.
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What Does Your "Homunculus" Look Like?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students determine the density of touch receptors in various parts of the body on the right hand side. They use collected data to draw a picture of the "homunculus" of an experimental subject.
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Air Pollution: Visible And Invisible

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe air pollution that is visible and invisible with experimentation. During the experiment the students collect data that needs analysis. The observations are recorded in the lab journal. The data also is represented...
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Friction and Machines

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders experimentally determine the relationship of friction to the functioning of machines. They demonstrate that rollers can decrease frictional force and increase speed and research to discover other ways that friction can be...
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Machines Use Energy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe and discuss examples of friction. They discuss what experimentally increases and decreases friction. They then predict which surface will produce the most friction and verify the prediction.
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What Goes Up Must Come Down!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students hypothesize about the nature of falling objects, design an experimental test to answer the question using everyday objects, analyze data to form conclusions, and infer that mass does not affect the speed of falling objects. This...
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Aphids and Ladybirds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record observations of ladybird beetles and aphids. They develop questions concerning the behavior of ladybird beetles and aphids that are testable by a classroom experimentation. Students develop an investigation.
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Life in Extreme Environments - Lakes Under Ice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect chemical, physical, and biological data from a local lake throughout the year. In addition, students discuss the design of an experimental structure for water collection at several specific depths as well as assess the...
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R-Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the outcome of a scientific experiment using free downloadable software. They collect experimental data to use statistical software to determine if the observations are likely due to the treatment or random chance.
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Laws of Reflection

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students experiment with mirrors to explore the Laws of Reflection.  In this experimental instructional activity students develop their own experiments and follow a list of assigned steps then report what happens in their...
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Scientific Inquiry: Periodic Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars construct their own pendulum. In this physics lesson, students design an experiment to find the factors affecting its period. They formulate a conclusion based on experimental data.
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Is It Alive?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders define the boundaries of living organisms. They determine what makes something a living organism and identify factors that constitute "living." Pupils write a conclusion about the evidence they found that yeast is alive...
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Science Show

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research topics. They teach a lesson based on their chosen topic to other students.
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Spinning Nickels

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils make predictions to figure out the probability of a spun nickel landing on either heads or tails. They test their predictions through experimentation. They create a graph showing the frequency for the number of heads.
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A Veritable Circus: Investigating Balance

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students experiment with balance to learn about verticle balance, horizontal balance, center of gravity, and become active problem solvers and "scientists." Student engage in manipulating and changing experimental materials.
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Spin, Spin, Spin That Body!: Figure Skating, Physics, Science, Winter Sports, Olympics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn the scientific principles of centripetal force through research and experimentation.
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Drops on a Penny

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders experiment to determine the number of drops of water a heads up penny hold. They create a stem and leaf graph of the class results and use the data for further experimentation on a tails up penny.
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Chromosome Fusion

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students see how patterns can reveal events of the past, thereby merging elements of both experimental and historical science.
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Introduction to Graphical Representation of Data Sets in Connection with Nuclear Decay

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students record data, make observations, and share in experimentation and discussion of numerical experiments.

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