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Mars Landing Site

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners, through the use of candy bars at room temperature, explore the problems selecting a landing site on Mars.
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Aquatic Notes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how the mass of water can affect sound vibrations.
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New Angle on Forest Ecology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students measure and calculate the angle of the sun. They compare the leaf types on the north and south to compare the effects of the sun on the type of vegetation. They complete the activities inside the classroom or on a trip to a...
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Igneous Rocks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine how igneous rocks are formed by watching a video. They create a volcano.
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Just Passing Through

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how water moves through soil. They experiment with different soil types and record their findings.
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Popcorn Math

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Everyone loves popcorn! Use this treat to teach math concepts including place value, estimating, graphing, and volume. Eight possible activities are included, and they can be modified to fit all grade levels. 
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What is Life? Demonstrations & Discussion

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Display seven items for your biologists to consider. Are they living or non-living? How can you tell? This is a simple outline of what you can display and questions that can be discussed as this topic is explored. One way to use this...
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Demonstration of Ideal Gas Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
You know that liquid nitrogen turns into a gas at room temperature. Place some in a two-liter bottle for a physics demonstration of the ideal gas law. Beware, however; this is a dangerous demonstration! Not to mention that you may not...
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Garbage Plants

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners create plants out of garbage. They identify items that can be recycled and discuss natural resources. They share their creation with the class.
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Bernoulli's Principle Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced Bernoulli's Principle and how it shows the relationship between fluid speed and pressure change. In groups, they participate in experiments in different processes in the industrial world. They share their...
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Bringing The Greenhouse Effect Down To Earth (CO2 experiment)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compare 4 different form of carbon dioxide and discuss the role that carbon dioxide has in the Greenhouse Effect. They then understand that the Greenhouse Effect is a naturally occurring event.
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Rain Forest Terrariums

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make rain forest terrariums in order to observe a simulated mini-environment. They place the layers and plants into container and place where it can be observed. They observe the closed water system in the container before...
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Air, Air Everywhere! Lesson 2: Acid Rain

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Middle school environmentalists record the pH of four different liquids, including two aerosol cleaning products. They liken the products to acid rain and speculate in writing which might affect the human respiratory system. Although...
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Marine Habitats of Galveston Island

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Four lessons introduce elementary ecologists to salt marsh and sandy beach habitats. In the first lesson, they place shells and other materials in vinegar to determine if they contain calcium carbonate. In the second lesson, they read a...
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The Great Kapok Tree..

For Teachers K - 4th
Students predict what each animal in the story read says and then compare them. They pretend that a tree was cut down and write a new ending for the story. Students explain why the story is not true and create a Venn Diagram comparing...
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A Chemist in My Class?

For Teachers 1st
First graders in kindergarten science class discuss matter. They make predictions and then identify mystery items in brown paper bags as either solid, liquid, or gas by using their senses. They discuss that a chemist is a scientist that...
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How We Are Alike And Different

For Teachers K
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the similarities and differences as part of knowing other children. They use examples of different drinks to illustrate the differences or similarities that are present in the student...
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Sleepover: Crossword

For Students 2nd - 4th
Here is a crossword puzzle that would work well after reading the book, Ira Sleeps Over. There are approximately 30 sleepover words for learners to find. The resource can be printed in HTML or PDF.
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Module 11--Rules and Freedom

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this verb usage worksheet, students determine if ten rules are true or false and if false change the underlined verb so that they are true. Students match five laws that were put into practice with the time period that they were...
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The Outsiders: Chapter 7

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer questions covering chapter 7 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton in order to help them better understand the chapter and the novel.
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The Outsiders: Chapter 1

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this The Outsiders comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions covering chapter 1 of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Idaho Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this Idaho worksheet, learners match vocabulary words about Idaho to their descriptions. Students match 10 words to their descriptions.
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Idaho Alphabet Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Idaho worksheet, students put words that represent Idaho in alphabetical order. Students put 10 words in alphabetical order.
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Prime Factorization Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
Here's a prime factorization practice worksheet in which learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve six story problems.

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