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Trash to Gas
Learners experiment with biomass materials as alternative energy sources. In this biomass material activity, students participate in an experiment with cow manure to determine how it can be used as an energy source. They record their...
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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Sorting Through Personal Choices
Raise children's awareness about the importance of conservation with this hands-on science lesson. Start by breaking the class into groups and having them collect trash from around the school or local park. Students then use the provided...
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A world of oil
Students practice in analyzing spatial data in maps and graphic presentations while studying the distribution of fossil fuel resources. They study, analyze, and map the distribution of fossil fuels on blank maps. Students discuss gas...
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Hybrid Vehicles: Cut Pollution and Save Money
Math and science meet in this lesson on hybrid electric automobiles. This 24-page resource provides everything you need for teaching a lesson that compares the use of internal combustion engines to hybrid electric engines. Participants...
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Generating Hypotheses and Experimental Design 1
Here is a thorough exercise in forming hypotheses for scientific investigations. Young scientists consider factors that may be related to the question they would like to address. They think through measurable changes that may result from...
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Cross Cultural Transportation and Resources Exchange
Learners examine various modes of transportation. They explore regional transportation options and discover options available in their area. Students survey types of transportation people use in their area. Using spreadsheet data,...
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Close Observation: Coins
Integrate math, science, and speaking/listening with a collaborative hands-on activity. Each group works with a single penny, examining it with the naked eye and recording observations. Repeat using magnifying glasses. Then repeat with a...
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Bearly Any Ice
After reviewing food chains, your class members participate in an arctic predator-prey game that exemplifies the impact of climate change of food availability. If you are in a hurry, skip this lesson, but if you have the time to...
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Measuring & Graphing Motion
Fifth graders study how to measure distance. In this graphing motion lesson students complete a lab activity that shows them on the computer how to make graphs.
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Graphing Data Chart
In this fish data worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the maximum length and maximum weight for 13 different fish.
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Graphing
Seventh graders identify the different graphs used in science. In this graphing lesson, 7th graders analyze the three kinds of graphs. They construct a graph that best describes a given data.
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Bubble Gum Chemistry
Learners explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson plan, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Learners graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
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Endangered Species
Ninth graders graph data in order to compare the number of extinct species and a rise in human population. They analyze the data collected. Students are encouraged to infer the relationship.
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Cloudy vs. Clear
Learners analyze line plots. In this weather lesson plan using real NASA data, students discuss how weather affects the way the Earth is heated by comparing different line plots.
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Graphing Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic and Antarctic
Students graph sea ice data and predict long term trends in the data. In this climate change lesson, students use sea ice data from the Arctic and Antarctic to construct line graphs. They use their graphs to predict the effects of global...
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Graphing Lesson Plans
By using hands-on graphing lesson plans students can learn how to collect data, and display the information using graphs.
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Weather Data Analysis
In this weather learning exercise, students read a data table comparing the temperature and weather conditions at three different locations. Students use this data to complete 8 fill in the blank, 1 short answer question, and one graph.
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Poppin' For Popcorn!
Students graph data from different popcorn flavors. In this graphing lesson, students make graphs using an assigned web site after collecting data about the flavors of popcorn that fellow classmates prefer.
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Data Collection for Bar Graphs
Learners study the concept of central tendency in this data collection for bar graph lesson plan. They collect data outside as instructed and organize it into a bar graphs, then they list in specific groups the labels that appear on the...
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Double Data
For this data worksheet, students answer 4 questions about a double line graph. For example, "How can you use the graph to figure out when each alligator grew the most?"
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Communicating Data
In this data worksheet, students match information with the best type of graph to display it. Students also make a chart and graph to display information in a given paragraph.
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Reading a Graph
In this graph reading worksheet, students read a graph showing the amount of daylight hours over a year-long period. Students use this graph to complete 5 fill in the blank questions. Then students use a graph comparing yearly...
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Weather in Your City
Students observe weather conditions of a particular city. Multiple intelligences are explored within this lesson. They locate their particular city on a United States map. Each student writes about their discoveries in his/her journal...
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Variables Affecting Earth's Albedo
Students study the variables that affect the Earth's albedo. In this environmental data analysis lesson students interpret and graph information and calculate changes.