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Permafrost
Students use a thermometer to analyze soil temperature data to determine which soil sample is normal, and which one is permafrost. In this permafrost lesson plan, students participate in a hands on activity where they identify the active...
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Chem Word Search Puzzle
In this chemistry terminology worksheet, students review and discuss nineteen terms associated with chemistry and then locate and circle each term in a word search puzzle.
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Definition of Science Terms
In this water vocabulary worksheet, students read and learn 12 words that pertain to water and the water cycle. Each word and definition is printed on a separate page in a snowflake shape.
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Is It There?
Students participate in a instructional activity designed to illustrate these concepts using simple materials. They use Science process skills to observe, measure, predict, make inferences, and communicate while completing the activity....
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The Chemical Nature of Water
Seventh graders simulate a Jeopardy game to examine the chemical nature of water. Among the topics featured are evaporation, water, salt, and temperature. finally, as review, 7th graders answer a battery of questions presented by the...
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Carbon-14 Dating
In this carbon dating worksheet, students write and illustrate a comic strip describing the entire process of C-14 dating. Then students complete 6 short answer and 2 fill in the blank questions.
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Water Cycle
Students investigate, develop inferences, and differentiate between different elements of the water cycle. They investigate the observable characteristics of evaporation and condensation over specific time periods
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The Lorax
Students read The Lorax and discuss how human actions can affect the environment. They conduct a simple experiment to see how much air pollution is in the air that they breathe.
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Mass vs. Weight
Students explore physical science by conducting a measurement experiment. In this mass lesson, students identify the differences between mass and weight and define a list of other vocabulary terms. Students utilize electronic scales and...
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Comparing Properties of Elements & Compounds
In this elements and compounds worksheet, students review the physical properties of different compounds and elements using websites for information. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 1 short answer question.
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Vibrant Volcanoes
Students explore volcanoes. In this science instructional activity, students discuss the characteristics of volcanoes and view a video segment about a volcano. Students examine plate tectonics.
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Octopus Legs
Students have oceans of fun transforming a wienie into an octopus they can eat! After counting, cutting halves and fourths, observing steam and the effects of heat, they mix colors as they create a yummy dipping sauce from mustard and...
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Effects of the Southern Pacific Railroad Causeway
Fifth graders describe the appearance of a substance before and after a physical change. They re-create the Southern Pacific Railroad Causeway across the Great Salt Lake. They determine for themselves how the water is exchanged...
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Water 2: Disappearing Water
Learners will observe the amount of water in an open container over time and also examine the amount of water in a closed container over time. They then will compare and contrast the sets.
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Funny Putty
Students study that colloids are mixtures which display the properties of more than one of these states.
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Wind
Fourth graders watch an experiment that demonstrates the causes of wind. They design and make an original weather craft.
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Making Sense of Density
Students identify the concepts of density, mass, and volume that define the property of a substance. They also determine that the properties of materials, such as, density and volume, can be compared and measured by using rulers,...
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Coefficient of Kinetic Friction and Surface Area
Students investigate coefficient of friction with respect to surface area and applied force in contact with the sliding force.
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Float or Sink?
Learners examine why some objects float while others do not. They place various objects in water to observe their floating capability. Students record the object, its weight, and if the object floated. They construct a graph plotting...
BBC
Bb Ci Schools: Revisewise Science: Solids, Liquids, Gases
This site contains an interactive activity in which students can learn about the three states of matter. There is also a factsheet that lists numerous properties of liquids, solids, and gases. The factsheet also uses water as an example...
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: From Liquid to Gas to Solid
What causes frost to form on the outside of a cold container? In this activity, students will see that the liquid water can change state again and freeze to become ice.
Vision Learning
Vision Learning: States of Matter
Did you know the ancient Greeks first identified the three states of matter? Read about how the molecules differ in solids, liquids, gases, and plasma. View photographs and watch how the molecules move in each state. If you're really...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Classification of Matter by Composition
The following tutorial provides an explanation of classification of matter by composition.