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Sun and Temperatures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider the relationship of temperature to environmental conditions and then apply their knowledge to a practical event. The task assesses students' knowledge and application of that knowledge to an additional situation.
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Max Knows Mexicao, United States and Canada

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students utilize their map skills to explore the regions of North America. They explore the physical characteristics and climates of the regions. Students label their map and prepare a presentation of their findings.
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Sunlight and Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students design and conduct an experiment to discover the role of direct sunlight on plants during germination and after germination. They plant corn and lima beans in small containers which they place in direct sunlight from a window...
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Pythagorean Theorem: Triangles and Their Sides

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate triangles and their relationship to each other. In this geometry activity, students solve right triangles using the properties of the Pythagorean Theorem. They differentiate between right, acute, straight and oblique...
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Build and Test Your Car Continued

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners create and build cars to race in class. In this physics lesson, students calculate the speed using distance and time information. They evaluate their design and make adjustments when needed.
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The Myth and the Reality: Pioneering in the Midwest

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars examine the myth and reality of settlement in the Upper Midwest during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Rocks on Parade!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe and classify rock samples. For this rock lesson, 3rd graders make inferences about rock samples by observing and measuring them. This lesson contains 5 different stations for the students to go to. 
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The Amazing Apple

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze an apple. In this lesson plan about developing inquiry skills, students do an experiment with an apple. Students make several observations about the apple. Students answer questions to help them improve and practice...
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Dr. Dirt's Archaeology Lab Artifact Analysis

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students simulate analyzing artifacts in archaeological lab by using real techniques that archaeologists use. Students practice measuring skills, drawing, writing, and brainstorming, and make inferences based on evidence.
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The Water Cycle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. They observe a water cycle kit and record their observations, and examine how water condenses on the outside of a cup. Next, they observe an evaporation...
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Soapy Solids

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars observe and explain how a change in temperature causes a physical change in a substance.  In this physical science lesson plan, students use a soap making kit to observe the effects of adding heat to the bar soap...
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Decidedly Different

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders inquire as to why scientists use observable characteristics, how they sort the characteristics, and why they do so. They write journal entries to be used throughout this unit.
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Ooblek

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate the three states of matter. For this matter lesson, students read Bartholomew and the Ooblek. Students create "ooblek" and discuss what state of matter it is.
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Zoom Out

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore visual perception and how objects change as distance changes. In this distance and vision lesson, students practice their scientific inquiry skills. Students practice drawing objects from different points of view in...
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Clues to the Past

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Pupils take a 1.3 mile walking tour of Chippokes Plantation, inspect significant historic buildings and artifacts, and make inferences about plantation life from their observations while answering a series of questions.
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Plotting Wind Speed and Altitude

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students construct, read and interpret tables, charts and graphs. They draw inferences and develop convincing arguments that are based on data analysis. They create a graph displaying altitude versus wind speed.
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Revolutionary Women Portraits: Finding and Viewing New Perspectives

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify and analyze portraits of Revolutionary-era women. Creating a concept web, they record the actions by women during the war to be made into a chart and timeline. They discuss the cultural and social expectations...
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Fish Communities in the Hudson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learning to read data tables is an important skill. Use this resource for your third, fourth, or fifth graders. Learners will will study tables of fish collection data to draw conclusions. The data is based on fish environments in the...
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More on Temperature and Solubility

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how temperature effects the solubility of solutes by experimenting with a range of temperatures. They develop skills for observing, inferring, measuring, comparing and contrasting.
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Red, Green, and Blue Mystery Liquids! Hypothesis or Inference?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are actively involved in the scientific method and inquiry as they form quick hypotheses based upon a teacher set of mystery liquids. They determine the need to make additional observations of the liquids.
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Footprint Detectives: Making Inferences Using Dinosaur Trackways

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students analyze and discuss footprints and dinosaur tracks. They listen to books about paleontologists, create and analyze their own trackways using black paper and chalk, examine the data, and form hypotheses about footprints and...
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Traditional Weather Observations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore traditional methods of weather observation. In this weather lesson plan, students interview grown-ups regarding wind. Students learn how winds can help forecast weather.
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Fire!, Probability, and Chaos

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability instructional activity, students simulate a controlled forest burn using an applet. Students vary the probability of trees burning and predict what will happen.
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Propellers, Forces and Energy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars construct a model airplane, measure distance, and calculate velocity.  In this creative lesson students work in groups to build a model and use it to calculate distances and velocity.