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It's Not Trivial!
Students participate in a trivia game about the environment. They focus on recycling and how to protect the environment. The team with the most correct answers wins.
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Determining the Percolation Rate of Soil
Students discover how water moves through different types of soils. In groups, they use the same sample from a previous activity and empty it into a milk carton in which they have layered with cheesecloth to determine the percolation...
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Matter Matters!
Second graders experiment with heating and cooling and research the states of matter (solid, liquid, gas).
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Targeting an Action
Students explore how the brain how the brain infers the position of a moving target. They investigate how the brain can fine-tune its motor control over the muscle groups that will perform the intended action. Students participate in a...
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"Oh Deer!"
Students play a game where half of them are deer and the others are components of habitat: food, water, shelter and space. They signify their needs by hand gestures and take what they need to their side of the game. They discuss real...
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Static Electricity Experiments
Students investigate static electricity. They conduct two experiments, make observations and predictions, collect and record data, and write a report describing the findings of their investigations.
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What Do You Know!
Students experiment using a compass for navigation and consider how various instruments affect how we travel.
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Journey of a Raindrop to the Chesapeake Bay
Young scholars explore the water cycle and the path a single drop of water would take if it traveled from their schoolyard to the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.
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Lesson Design Archaeology
Students participate in their own excavation and measure and record as they go. In this archaeology lesson students divide into groups and solve the mystery of what they uncovered in their dig box.
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Energy Flow - How Much Biomass do Plants Produce?
Learners explore the concept of biomass. In this plant instructional activity, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to observe plant growth and biomass.
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Paper Square: apples
In this paper square worksheet, students cut and fold a paper square to match up the sides to display information about apples. Students follow 5 directions and play a game. Students play the game by answering the trivia questions about...
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Paper Square: Cow
In this paper square worksheet, students cut and fold a paper square to match up the sides to display information about a cow. Students follow 5 directions and play a game. Students play the game by answering the trivia questions about...
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Paper Square: Cow
In this paper square worksheet, students cut and fold a paper square to match up the sides to display information about a cow. Students follow 5 directions and play a game. Students play the game by answering the trivia questions about...
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Paper Square: pig
In this paper square activity, students cut and fold a paper square to match up the sides to display information about a pig. Kids follow 5 directions and play a game. Students play the game by answering the trivia questions about pigs.
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Sheep Paper Square
In this sheep paper square worksheet, students cut and fold this paper square to match up the sides of information for an ewe. Students follow 5 directions and play a game. Students play the game by answering the trivia questions about...
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Paper Square: Turkey
In this paper square learning exercise, students cut and fold a paper square to match up the sides to display information about a turkey. Students follow 5 directions and play a game. Students play the game by answering the trivia...
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Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology Kid's Scavenger Hunt
In this engine technology worksheet, students use a referenced website to complete a scavenger hunt, answering a set of 17 questions.
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Introduction to Worm Bin Project
Learners observe the decomposing process of the food chain in a worm bin. They observe whether the type of food fed to worms affect the castings given off during the decomposition process. They learn and practice graphing their findings.
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Reading
Learners participate in a jungle run in which they must group with the same people who hold the same cards with pictures of a tree, mushroom, deer or insect. In these groups, they read the definitions of sustainable development. Using...
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4-figure Grid Reference
Fourth graders study maps and grid lines. In this weather map lesson students complete an activity that allows them to understand grid lines on a map.
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Mars Pathfinder Egg Drop and Landing
Students construct a pathfinder that could land an egg safely. In this physics lesson, students explain the factors affecting the dynamics of falling objects. They evaluate their pathfinder design.
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Learning Lesson: How it is Currently Done
Students create their own ocean currents by using everyday items. They examine the constant pushing of molecules that makes us feel wind. They discuss how the water moves in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Magnetic Attraction
Second graders create a hypothesis on what objects will attract to magnets. In this magnets lesson plan, 2nd graders use a computer program to create a hypothesis as to what will attract or unattract magnets. For an extension, they test...
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Can You Crack Them?
Students test the strength of the arch in eggs. Then form hypothesis for how to increase their strength.