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Energy in Motion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore energy transfer. In this thermal energy instructional activity, 5th graders stretch rubber bands several times and estimate the band's temperature change. Students identify this action as an example of thermal...
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Magnets

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore the different types of magnets and their common uses.  For this magnets lesson students create their own magnets. 
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What is an Electromagnet?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students give examples of electromagnet applications. In this physics lesson plan, students explore what makes electromagnets work. They experiment picking paper clips with it.
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Water Quality

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the properties of oil and water by making marbleized paper. They examine fish species by making Japanese fish prints and 3-D cardboard fish. They create posters that present messages about conserving our waterways.
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Forces And Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the atom and how it is formed. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then construct a model of the atom. Then students have class discussion. The lesson includes background information for the...
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Magnets

For Students 9th - 12th
In this magnets activity, learners describe the differences between a generator and a motor, define electromagnet, and identify a circuit as parallel or series. This activity has 2 short answer questions, 5 fill in the blank and 18...
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Electricity Review

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this electricity worksheet, students review topics related to electricity such as circuits, voltage, electric fields, and resistors. This worksheet has 21 problems to solve.
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Shelter/Refuge

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research shelters and places of refuge for animals and humans. In this shelters activity, students read paragraphs about animal and human shelters. Students complete an activity about beavers and shelters. Students then complete...
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Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders classify objects and formulate hypotheses regarding various materials and their magnetic properties. They complete a worksheet and watch a video.
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Charge It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars complete an experiment using balloons to help them examine the concept of static electricity. They discover how engineers use this information to create better air filters for homes. They describe how to charge an...
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DNA Fingerprinting through a Chemistry Lens

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore DNA and restriction enzymes using fragments of DNA separated by electrophoresis on an agarose gel. They analyze the results to see "whodunit".
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Get Out in the Field

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils visit a shoreline--of an ocean, a lake, a pond, a riverbank, etc., survey it and record what they find there. They map the shoreline and surrounding area and conclude where potential waterfront projects could occur.
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How do Ohm's Law and Constraint-Based Reasoning Help in Thinking About Circuits?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate Ohm's Law. Through experimentation, students observe Ohm's law. Using the voltage and resistance, students calculate with Ohm's law. Students collaborate in other activities to apply Ohm's Law to series and...
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Pesticide Prevalence

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the prevalence of pesticides in their communities by searching their homes, visiting local stores and talking to extended family and friends. They conduct their search by classifying pesticides based on the pests...
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Presidential Election 2004: Five Presidents' Calls for War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine five president's reasons for entering into a war. Using the text, they answer questions and discuss their answers with the class. They also examine President Bush's reasons for going to war in Iraq and how that...
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MIA Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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The Bohr-Rutherford Model of the Atom

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this atom model worksheet, students explore how scientists developed the Bohr-Rutherford atom model. Students complete 15 fill in the blank statements.
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The History of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this extinction worksheet, high schoolers review how species evolve and how species go extinct. Students compare and contrast gradualism and punctuated equilibrium. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions.
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About Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders conduct simple experiments , observe and explain what they discovered.  In this simple experiments lesson students design a magnet and make a compass. 
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Static Electricity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this static electricity activity, students read through 3 pages of text about static electricity and its components to learn about how electricity works.
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Magnetism and Electricity-Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 6th
In this magnetism and electricity worksheet, learners use words in a word box and work with a group to write a short story about magnetism and electricity.
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Explorit's Picnic Time Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this outdoor picnic worksheet, students complete a six question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about animal and insect encounters that are possible while on a picnic.
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Science in Your Shopping Cart

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research the use of science in food production in the United States. In this science and food activity, students visit a specific website to learn about the science used in various food products for United States consumption.
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Prairie Field Trip

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study prairie conservation and the plant and animal life within.  In this prairie life lesson plan students divide into groups and complete a lab activity. 

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