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Hallo-Wiener Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to the story The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey in order to learn about the "monster" character. In this reading and art lesson, students cut a "bun" from beige construction paper, cut out an image of the main character...
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THE AREA OF A CIRCLE

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine the relationship between circumference and diameter and how to use the formula to find the area of a circle.  In this circle lesson students divide into groups and complete an activity. 
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Metrics in the Home and in the Store

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate metric measurement. For this geometry lesson plan, students discover metric measurements of everyday objects as they compare them to US measurements.
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Fishing Line Tests

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students test the strength of fishing lines. In this stress test lesson, students will investigate the breaking point of various fishing lines and graph the results.
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Pendulum Problems

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how pendulums function.  In this pendulums lesson students complete a pendulum lab activity. 
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Radioactive Decay/Half Life

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students demonstrate radioactive decay using candy corns. In this Physics lesson, students make predictions, collect data and form conclusions about patterns in radioactive decay.
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Temperature and Water Density

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the effects of temperature on water density. In this Earth Science lesson, students evaluate a demonstration of cold and hot water currents in a model. Students use two liter bottles and varied water temperatures with...
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Parts of a Crinoid

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study the parts of a crinoid. In this parts of a crinoid instructional activity, students look at pictures of a crinoid fossil or examine an actual fossil if one is available. They match names to pictures of the parts in the...
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Candy Quakes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use candy to show the effects of deformation forces on the earth's crust.  For this rock and fossil formation lesson students construct models and simulations to describe and explain natural phenomena.
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Crocodile Eyes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the eyes and eyelids of reptiles and amphibians. In this animal biology instructional activity, students listen to a lecture on the characteristics of amphibians and reptiles and complete a crocodile eyelid activity...
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Graphing Data

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine how to make and read bar graphs. For this bar graph lesson, 2nd graders compare bar graphs to pictographs by looking at hair color survey data. They practice making a bar graph and finding the range of the data.
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Multiplication Facts for 2,5, and 10

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice multiplying by 2, 5 and 10. In this multiplication lesson plan, students participate in a teacher demonstration lesson plan of grouping for multiplication or making arrays. They concentrate on two's in this lesson plan...
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Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Pupils make observations of a bouncing ball and study how it travels.  In this height lesson students complete a lab activity and describe and explain the motion of the ball. 
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Coefficient of Restitution

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students investigate variables that influence the bouncing of balls.  In this exploratory lesson students observe how the manipulated and control variable are correlated by graphing the data.
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Pressure in Fluids

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Pupils study the properties of fluids under different circumstances.  In this pressure fluids instructional activity students view a demonstration, complete an activity and describe what they learned. 
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Kinematics of the Planar Continuum Snake Robot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the length of an arc that surrounds an angle at the center of a circle of radius.  In this kinetic equations lesson students complete a lab and solve a kinematic equation.
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To Float or Not to Float - A Lesson on Density

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students define density in their own words. In this physics instructional activity, students calculate density using mass and volume. They explain why some objects sink and some float.
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Graphing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the different graphs used in science. For 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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Ballistic Pendulum Lab

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students determine the muzzle velocity of projectile launcher. In this physics lesson plan, students compare the pendulum method and kinematic method in calculating the initial velocity. They analyze data and discuss results in class.
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Wind Effects on Model Building: Building Project Overview

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design their own building according to certain criteria. In this semester long physics instructional activity, students calculate forces, compression and tension. They present their finished model in class.
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Measure Your Body

For Teachers K - 6th
Students measure their bodies. In this math lesson, students record their height and weight. Students measure themselves in six months and observe any changes.
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Faces of a Cube

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify and correctly name three-dimensional solids; cones, spheres, and cubes. In this three-dimensional figures lesson, students  build a cube by matching colored square faces to a correct word. Students then...
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Balanced Meal Planner

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use an online website to select foods and put them onto a plate to see if they have made healthy and balanced meals. In this healthy meals lesson plan, students review the food pyramid before this activity.
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Sunspot Graphing

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, using 15 years of sunspot data, plot data on a classroom graph. They discuss why the pattern from their individual sheets did not and could not match the class graph.

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