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Discovering Cohesion, Adhesion and Surface Tension

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate cohesion, adhesion and surface tension through observations and lab experiments. In this cohesion, adhesion and surface tension lesson plan, students rotate to 5 stations around the room and experiment at each...
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Sharks

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students delve into a study of sharks. In this biology lesson plan, students explore how sharks use their senses to detect prey and understand that the sharks body parts help it float and make it more buoyant.
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Bubbles: Science or Fun?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn through bubbles. In this science lesson plan, students test the effect of four differently shape wands and three geometric figures in a bubble mixture.
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Soap Bubble Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate soap bubbles. In this soap bubble chemistry lesson plan, students observe a demonstration using pop-it beads to represent a soap molecule. Students produce soap bubbles in the lab by making bubbles with a large...
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Weather

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the water cycle. In this science lesson plan, 5th graders distinguish among evaporation, condensation, and precipitation phases of the water cycle.
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Center of Gravity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work with boxes and weights to find the center of gravity. In this simple center of gravity experiment, students find success in using weights to move the center of gravity. Students will be assessed at the end of the lesson as...
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Bubbleology Mickey Mouse Style

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the effects of four different shaped wands and geometric shapes in a bubble solution. In this bubbleology lesson, the students build water and soap molecules. Students work in cooperative groups and conduct...
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Sound: What is Sound and how does it travel?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students learn that vibration makes different types of sounds. For this sound lesson, students perform experiments to understand vibrations and high and low pitch sounds. Students learn that sound travels differently through different...
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Archaeology: Digging in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore how an archaeologist works and makes discoveries. In this archaeology lesson, students participate in a simulation in which they excavate broken pottery. Learners use measurement, geometry, and observation skills during...
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Introduction to Springs

For Students 9th - 12th
For this springs worksheet, high schoolers solve 14 problems given diagrams showing different springs. Students find spring constants, the kinetic energy of the springs, the elasticity constant and the speed of moving masses.
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Where Does Food Go?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students understand how their food moves through the digestive system. In this digestion lesson, students measure the length of the digestive system from a projection of it. Students draw their own pictures of the digestive system.
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How Far Did They Go?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create a map. In this direction and distance instructional activity, students come up with familiar places in the community and calculate the distances from these places to the school. Students create a map that displays these...
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Bowling Math

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students calculate bowling scores by using math skills. In this bowling lesson, students take a trip to a bowling alley and use a worksheet to figure out bowling scores. Students use prior math skills such as addition to calculate their...
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Inca's Untangles World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read a reprinted article from USA Today. In this metacognition lesson, students complete a worksheet about their thoughts while they are reading.
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Weave an Aquatic Food Web

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore organisms that are part of interconnected food webs.  In this food web lesson, students choose an animal and research what the animal eats.  Students begin with the food chain and branch out into the interconnected web...
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The Spider and the Fly

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate maxima and minima by finding the shortest distance. In this calculus lesson, students calculate the shortest distance a bug travels to get to the other side of the tv. They analyze their findings discussing minimum...
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Draw a Diagram

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners draw diagrams to help them solve word problems. In this geometry lesson plan, students follow step by step directions to set up a word problem and solve it. They write a paper on their prefer rules or strategies.
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Scavenger Hunt for Lengths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice measurement using real world objects. In this scavenger hunt for lengths lesson, students collaborate to measure with rulers, yardsticks, trundle wheels, and tape measures.  Middle schoolers must estimate the...
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Consecutive Integers, Sum of 100

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students determine the number of sets of consecutive positive integers who have a sum of 100.  The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution. 
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What on Earth?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the different living and nonliving things they can find on Earth. In this life science lesson, 2nd graders record their observations as they dig into the soil. They examine them under the magnifying glass and...
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Mousetrap Cars

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use mousetrap cars to make hands on connections with concepts such as energy, friction, momentum, and simple machines.
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Games and Toys Reflect Resources

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students will demonstrate their understanding that different games reflect local resources by creating a type of ball.
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Power in the Tubes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the relationship between force, distance and time.  In this physical science lesson students compute the work done, graph and find the relationship between work and power. 
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Pizza Garden

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students get involved in growing veggies so they may start eating them more!

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