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Landfills and the Potential for Groundwater Contamination
Students examine how a sanitary landfill is constructed, how it functions, and how waste and leachate affects the areas around the landfill. After a discussion about landfills and leachates, students construct a Sanitary Landfill Model...
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You Light Up My Life: Developing a Scientific Theory for What Fuels a Candle's Flame!
Students examine how candles work and how scientific theories are developed and tested. Students propose hypotheses about what is burning in a candle then perform tests in order to develop their scientific theory. After a teacher...
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Smog Be Gone
Students begin the lesson by identifying greenhouse gases. In groups, they observe and record the effect of the gases on the atmosphere and the temperature of the Earth. They participate in activities that describe the role of...
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Creating a Concept Map
In this concept map worksheet, students learn the steps of creating a concept map to show the relationship between concepts. Students create a concept mapping using the 5 steps.
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Grade Five Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary words to definitions, 15 words total. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Where My Peeps At?
Students conduct a series of activity that demonstrates Charles' and Boyle's Law. In this chemistry lesson, students determine the relationship among pressure, volume and temperature. They solve problems using mathematical equation.
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Avogadro's Law
Young scholars study Avogadro's law and what it means in science. In this gaseous lesson students complete an Avogadro's law experiment.