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Bird airport control

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the various species of birds found in the wetlands. Students observe and record the key skills involved in scientific inquiry. Students handle and interpret data gathered on a field trip which reveals patterns and...
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AP: Chapter 1: Themes in the Study of Life

For Students 9th - 12th
Life science learners list and describe 10 major themes that biology courses are built around. They are introduced to the three domains and they consider the unity and diversity of living things. If your textbook does not have a chapter...
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Environmental Studies: The Power of Wind

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Investigate the prospect of wind as a renewable resource. Second and third graders make a pinwheel, answer critical thinking questions, and then attempt to use wind power to wind string. I would be more apt to use this activity in a 1st...
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Springs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Springs are amazing. Here, learners are presented with springs found in various everyday objects. They discuss which springs they think will have the most force, then test their hypothesis. This presentation has the start of a good idea...
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Natural Inquirer Scientific Process Module

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the attributes of scientists. In this scientific process lesson, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to describe the jobs of scientists. Students discuss their findings. 
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What Living Things Need

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply the process of scientific inquiry to explore how living things are dependent on one another for survival. They match animals with their generalized food source. Students predict what happens to the organisms when their...
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Creek Restoration Project

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students gather and analyze scientific data from a local creek. Over weeks or months, students observe their local environment, collect water samples, and evaluate test results. Extension activities are suggested for evaluating...
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Let's Measure the Speed of Sound

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure the speed of sound using scientific investigative techniques.
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Oobleck

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars examine states of matter. In this solids and liquids lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to make oobleck and record their observations pertaining to it.
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What Do Scientists Do?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students do a report on distinct scientific fields using the Internet resources provided. They see the connection between what they learn in the classroom and what goes on in the enterprise of science.
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Floating and Sinking

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct experiments in which they investigate which materials float and which sink. They examine what qualities the materials that float have in common. They carry out a scientific investigation, predict, and test their...
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Naming New Species

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore science of taxonomy and the Five Kingdoms of life, categorize organisms into Kingdoms, and create multi-media presentations illustrating knowledge of a Kingdom. They collect data and related pictures on the Internet,...
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Time Conceptualization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use this activity to establish a new mode of reference to the conceptualization of time. To present hominid evolution in terms of millions of years and endosymbiosis of eukaryotes in billions of years carries little meaning to...
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Dried Meat

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the traditional method of drying meat used by Native Americans. They apply math concepts such as ratio, proportion, percent, and scientific notation to determine the amount of meat the is dried from an animal using...
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Critter? Growth

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify and use the elements of the scientific inquiry to solve problems. They explain concepts about the structure and properties of matter. Pupils write an explanation of polymers and how the characteristic of polymers...
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Experiences and Experiments - There is a Difference

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders plan and conduct an experiment on food spoilage. They design the experiment, create a display, record and analyze data, and make inferences regarding the results of the experiment.
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Making Marbles

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students perform a simulation in which they work for a toy company and have to figure out how many marbles of different sizes can be made with the provided material. They must design their own experiment to figure this out.
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Temperature School

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observ the cooling and warming of room temperature, hot, and ice cold cans of water by measuring the change in temperature over time. They then attempt to develop explanations for the observations made and apply their findings...
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Balls and Ramp

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students role several balls of different weights down a ramp and into a paper cup and record how far each ball made the paper cup move. They then answer questions that help them analyze their results and reinforce the idea that energy...
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Plastic Wrap

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners compare the price and quality of different kinds of plastic kitchen wraps and then rank them from best to worst. They take into account how well it comes out of the roll, if it seals well, it is tangles, how much weight it...
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Every Breath You Take

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study acids and bases and the uses of indicators. They interpret the actions of an indicator to conclude that bromothymol blue turns yellow in the presence of a weak acid.
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Inquiring Minds

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students demonstrate understanding of the scientific inquiry. They identify the major components of the scientific process.
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Cody's Science Education Zone

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe a scientific experiment and pose a hypothesis. For this scientific inquiry lesson, students make predictions about the combination of alcohol in water and how it will affect a floating ice cube.
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Student Designed Investigations Part 3 – Collecting Data and Drawing Conclusions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore how living things adapt to their environment. In this science lesson, students conduct scientific investigations to examine animal adaptations.

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