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How Heating and Convection Contributes to Natural Disasters

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study the basics of heating and cooling and how it pertains to the earth.  In this global lesson students read the Magic Tree House book then create a chart of their findings.
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Top 10 Aerospace Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these exciting aerospace lesson plans to supplement nearly any unit in your science curriculum.
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Scientific Method

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Start your school year in science with these activities and worksheets related to the scientific method.
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Student Investigation on the Immune System and Hemeagglutination

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students perform an experiment to demonstrate the principles of antibody-antigen binding, the secondary immune response, cross reactivity, and complement fixation. The materials to be used include antibodies from a rabbit that was...
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Adaptations of Fishes for Survival in Polar Environments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the anatomy of temperature and polar fishes. They explore the adverse effects of cold on metabolism and physiology and discuss how polar fishes adapt to their environments. Comparisons are also made to the DNA sequences...
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The History and Nature of Science

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use children's literature, coupled with hands on lessons, to teach the history and nature of science.
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Missouri Time Scale and Earth Time Scale

For Students 8th - 10th
In this time scale activity, students create a time scale of Missouri and the earth using adding machine tape. The length of the tape represents the history of Missouri and the history of earth. Students identify the major events in...
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First ISS Crew Heads Home

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students read an article on the first crew of the international space station and answer a series of critical thinking questions.
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Toilet Paper Geologic Time Scale

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine and demonstrate the extent of geologic time compared to recent time. They develop a demonstration of geologic time using an unrolled roll of toilet paper, with each sheet of toilet paper representing 20 million years.
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PhysioEx: Cardiovascular Dynamics

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
For this anatomy worksheet, students complete 10 fill in the blank questions about an online physiology of circulation virtual experiment.
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Today We Will Learn About Prefixes: In-in, inside, into

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The prefix in- is the focus of a 10-slide PowerPoint that presents viewers with eight words that begin with this prefix. The words are defined and then learners draw on context clues to use these words to complete a series of sentences.
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Diet, Exercise and AIDS

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research AIDS and the role of diet and exercise with the disease. In this AIDS lesson, students listen to a mini lecture about the diet and exercise needs of people who have AIDS. Students learn about alternative therapies to...
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Magnus Effect

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the Magnus effect and its history.  In this forces instructional activity students investigate the lift of a rotating cylinder.      
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Convection

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students experiment with the cyclic process of convection and apply the principal to everyday events.
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Atmospheric Processes -- Convection

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students work together to discover how temperature changes can affect the density of water and air. They make predictions on what they believe is going to occur. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Particle Size and Oil Production

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars investigate how permeable different materials are. In this physics lesson, students determine what affects permeability and how permeability relates to oil production.
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Buoyancy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this buoyancy worksheet, high schoolers match the definitions given to the 6 terms associated with buoyancy, displacement, and Archimedes' principle.
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Stay Well

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a three part activity lesson to identify elements of longevity in life expectancies and health. In this life expectancies lesson, students read background information about life expectancy data, and visit links to for...
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Archimedes' Principle

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between density and buoyancy.  In this physics lesson students use Archimedes' Principle to complete calculations on buoyancy and a lab activity.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students watch and learn the different levels of "viscosity" in liquids to explain molten lava after viewing a video of a Hawaiian volcano.
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A Simulation of the Spread of HIV

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in a simulation to illustrate the spread of HIV. They use phenolphthalein, water and test tubes to simulate the spread of the virus and discuss results and variables after the activity.
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Illegal Drugs And Harmful Substances

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students have a general discussion what illegal drugs and harmful substances are, some reasons people use them, and how those people's behavior changes.
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Strange States of Matter

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore objects that do not fit into the categories given by three states of matter. They explore why an object doesn't fit perfectly into one of the three categories. Students observe the properties of Oobleck. They...
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Build A Body

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of body composition through a hands on activity. Working in groups, they create a body model using objects found in gym class. Students calculate the percentage of elements in the body they have...

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