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Life cycles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and explain the parts of a flower and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed dispersal, and germination. Students recap the following information: that plants need light, warmth,...
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Simple Machines III - Pulleys

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to a spring scale to show that the forces on both sides of the pulley are the same. They break into groups to lift objects with fixed pulleys and with multiple looped pulleys and then measure the force...
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Paper Gliders

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study friction and drag. In this science lesson, 6th graders use different models of gliders and test to see which of the gliders fly the farthest. Students analyze their data and construct a graph.
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Naturally Magnetic Elements

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners explore naturally magnetic elements. In this magnets lesson, students examine the periodic table of elements. Learners discover the parts of an atom and determine which three elements are magnetic.
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Activity One -- Fundamentally Speaking

For Students 9th - 12th
For this science worksheet, students examine how the universe is bound with the atomic particles and focus upon the findings of two historical scientists.
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Knowledge Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this oceans quiz worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of concepts related to the ocean.
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IPC Physics Vocabulary Review

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this physics review learning exercise, students review vocabulary words associated with speed, acceleration, Newton's Laws and simple machines, work and energy, magnetism, electricity, and harmonic motion and light. This learning...
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Watch It Slide!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to examine inclined planes. They create a plan to raise rocks to build pyramids. They discover the changes that occur when the angle is increased or decreased.
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A Human-Powered Vehicle for Trans-Glacial Transport

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice problem solving skills and experimental design. They build a vehicle that can traverse "glacial" ice capable of carrying a specific load and glide smoothly, creating as little effort as possible for the skier pulling...
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Multiple-Choice Questions: Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 6 multiple choice questions which require them to read a sentence and determine the meaning of words or phrases in the sentences....
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Opposites Attract

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate the attraction of small pieces of paper to a charged plastic rod and conduct experiment with other objects to determine whether they can hold a charge. They then use online applets to apply their experiments to...
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Solids and liquids

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate melting and cooling in a range of materials.
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Plants and Animals in the Local Environment

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners recognize the different types of plants and animals living in a local environment. They determine how they require different habitats to live, and relate simple life processes to plants and animals found in local environments.
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Using Electricity

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students name appliances that use electricity. They construct a simple electrical circuit. They predict whether a circuit work. They name components of an electrical circuit.
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Keeping Healthy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students exercise their muscles to explore concept of heart rate and to explain how blood supplies muscles with oxygen.
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Magnets and Springs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in an online lesson making and recording observations of magnets. They determine that magnets attract some metals but not others and that other materials are not attracted to magnets.
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Sound and Hearing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners form an understanding that there are many different types of sound. The core concepts are presented in the most basic form for elementary school. Also students investigate how sound travels.
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Sorting and Using Materials

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice sorting and classifying objects. In groups, they choose a variety of materials and describe how each one looks and feels. They must agree on how to classify each object and share their groupings with the class. They...
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Interdependence and adaptation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use keys to identify animals and plants in local habitats. Students are asked if they remember what the word habitat means. Students make a list of three different local habitats and brainstorm animals and plants they might...
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Changing circuits

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify that there are conventional symbols to represent the components in circuits. Students use these symbols to draw diagrams of circuits. They are reminded that electric circuits can be drawn in diagrams using symbols. ...
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Teeth And Eating

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to several concepts about milk teeth and permanent teeth. They view photos of baby teeth, complete a worksheet that depicts their current tooth development and identify ways in which to care for permanent teeth.
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Plants And Animals in the Local Environment

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students observe the various living things they can find outside their playground making sure to look both on the ground and in the air. They develop a large poster Venn digram, as a class, of plants and animals that live in the air, on...
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Reversible and irreversible changes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define the words "reversible" and "irreversible." They complete a worksheet that shows a number of changes. Students must decide which are reversible and which are irreversible.
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Changing Circuits

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe an on-line activity to review the basics of electrical circuitry, then research answers to related questions on-line.In this lesson on changing components in a series circuit, students discover how different components...

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