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How Electric Current Produces Energy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the concept of electric currents. In groups, they develop their own game board to test different circuits to determine if they are complete. They record their observations of the energy transfer between...
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Natural Disasters

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars create an expressive painting documenting their experience of a storm. They create a slide show presentation comparing and contrasting the impact and the response to a natural disaster in the 19th century with the...
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Understanding Thunderstorms

For Students 7th - 10th
In this thunderstorm worksheet, learners read about thunder and lightning and the forces behind both. They also read about the timing difference between thunder and lightning. Students answer three critical thinking questions about...
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Energy for You

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the energy sources used in student's communities. They explore where the energy comes from, how it is transported, and the uses to which it is put. They review the meanings of vocabulary renewable and newable...
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The Sonoran Desert

For Teachers 3rd
Little learners examine a map of the southwestern United States and identify the Sonoran Desert. They locate different cities and rivers, determining whether or not each is found within this special ecosystem. A student handout is...
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Tune Up Your Ears!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss meaning of pitch, listen for different sounds in classroom, hallway, and outdoors, and listen to sounds played on piano and on computer to determine high or low pitch.
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Life of Thomas Edison

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the life of Thomas Edison. For this Thomas Edison lesson, students explore major life events of Thomas Edison. Students investigate the inventions of Thomas Edison.  Students discover how various fields of study...
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Working With Hypotheses

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Summer Activities: Our Amazing Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use the body as a sensory laboratory to explore their five senses, heartbeat, bones, and even size. For this early childhood science lesson, students build science and critical thinking skills as they take part in up to 6...
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Five Senses Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners listen to The Brave Little Monster, by Ken Baker. In this five senses lesson, students identify the different senses that characters experience in the book they are listening to. They review the senses as a class with hands on...
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BJT Amplifier Troubleshooting

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrical circuit activity, learners answer a series of 11 open-ended questions about BJT amplifiers and how to troubleshoot these circuits. This activity is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Lesson Plan Seven: Sensorama

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify five senses, and use their senses of touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste to distinguish different objects, sounds, smells and tastes, and write their answers in the booklet.
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Monarch Migration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. They experiment with various tools to simulate the mouth parts of insects, conduct research, record their observations of butterflies hatching, write a play, complete...
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Electronic Components

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review new terminology and computer circuits and the value of a resistor. They complete three experiments, "Resistance Activities," Transistor Activities,"Diode Activities" and enter data, results and their findings on Student...
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The Hurricane

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this weather worksheet, students read a realistic story about a family's experience during a hurricane. Factual information about hurricanes is given. Students then answer 6 questions.
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Layers of the Earth

For Students 4th - 5th
In this layer of the earth worksheet, students label and color each layer of the earth. Then students are asked to describe each layer below.
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this seasons worksheet, students cut out the picture cards at the bottom of the page, sort the pictures and paste them with the matching season.
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this instructional activity on the life cycle of the butterfly, students look at 4 pictures representing the life cycle stages, and choose words from a word box that match each picture. Students then number the pictures in the correct...
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Waves Interference

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students identify different wave types and their characteristics.  For this wave lesson students complete activities by activating tuning forks and interpreting data. 
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In Remembrance of George Washington

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the contributions of George Washington. In this early American history instructional activity, students analyze the provided eulogy for George Washington written by Henry Lee and then write their eulogies for the...
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Using Imaginary to Introduce the Endocrine System

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the functions of the endocrine system.  In this body protective systems lesson students identify body reactions, define terms and complete an activity.
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Earthworm Bridge

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete analysis experiments for decomposers and their adaptable traits. In this decomposers lesson, 4th graders test worm behavior to light, sound, warmth, touch, and moisture. Students work in groups to analyze the...
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Changing State

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils investigate the cooling and heating of water. In this online science experiment lesson, students work in groups to make predictions regarding freezing and boiling points and then test those predictions as they complete the virtual...
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Building a Bully-Free Building

For Teachers K - 5th
Students find a comfortable position in which they can relax and close their eyes. They listen as a portion from the Bully-Free School Guided Fantasy supplement is read and visualize the way a school without name-calling would look,...