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Building a Bridge

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover architecture and functionality by constructing a bridge.  In this bridge engineering lesson, 3rd graders utilize cardboard, straws, towel tubes and plastic bottles to create a model bridge similar to ones seen...
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Factors Affecting Microbial Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners listen to a lecture on four factors that influence microbial growth and they discuss how to test the optimal growth requirements of a designated bacterium. They design and carry out laboratory investigations to test growth of...
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Oxygen Levels and Aquatic Plants and Animals

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students design an experiment to test the effects of a change in the amount of dissolved oxygen of water on aquatic plants and animals. Questions are offered for exploration and experiment design. Results are tabulated and conclusions...
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The London Underground Alphabetical Order Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this alphabetical order worksheet, learners examine the 30 listed subway (tube) stations in London. Students list the stations in alphabetical order.
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Push or Pull

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners examine a large box and determine how they may move the box to a specified point. After the class makes predictions, they test them and decide what worked and what didn't work. Through their tests, push and pull are introduced....
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Cricket Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to test the effects of various chemicals on breathing and to practice animal dissection. They carefully dissect house crickets to identify the breathing structures and determine their rate of respiration....
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Denser Sensor

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders calculate density, compare densities of solids and liquids, measure liquids using a balance, and investigate the significance of density. They conduct an experiment to determine an order of densities, and complete a...
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Separation of Mixtures and Compounds For K Through 12

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students explore mixtures and compounds. In this lesson, students do an experiment to distinguish between mixtures and compounds. Students complete ten different phases of the experiment testing many different substances. Students will...
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Paper Rockets

For Students 3rd - 6th
Get first hand experience in rocket building and motion through an easy-to-follow picture and word-based directions sheet. Here, learners build a paper rocket by wrapping and taping paper strips around a pencil, and then...
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Macromolecules

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Finally, a chance for the class to play with their food! Allow pupils to simulate stomach acid with common foods, and introduce specific macromolecules into the mixture to explore characteristics of carbohydrates, lipids,...
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Ball Bearing Roller Coasters and Teamwork Lab

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss potential and kinetic energy and design roller coasters to study this concept. In this energy lesson, students discuss the potential and kinetic energy of a roller coaster. Students design roller coasters and hypothesize...
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Antibody and Antibody Specificity The Egg Mishap

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars investigate a set of foods to find the presence of eggs after designing an experiment that will complete the test. They complete a test and discuss antibody-antigen specificity.
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Solubility and Chemical Changes in Groundwater

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students test pH of water before and after it travels through different substrates (igneous pebbles and limestone) to detemine how soluble materials can affect groundwater. They answer questions such as: What happended to the pH of the...
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Extraction of DNA from White Onion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct lab test with minced onion to determine where chromosonal DNA is located within the cell, and whether or not it can be extracted.
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Why Does the Bulb Light When There is Flow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze light bulbs and their design. They create filaments and build a circuit for testing the filaments. Through experimentation, students discover how filament wire works. They explore the role of protons, electrons,...
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Paperplane Flying Circus

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars create paper airplanes. They compare and contrast the airplanes created in class and test them out. They adjust their airplanes until they all fly. They discuss the forces that allow flight to occur.
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Measurement of the Depth of the Ocean

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students comprehend the physical properties of pressure and Boyle's Law by designing a depth gauge. They construct a capillary depth gauge and calculate the calibrated depth marks of the capillary tube. They determine the margin of error...
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Spectrophotometry Lab

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use a machine called a spectrophotometer to determine how much light is absorbed by certain substances. Students record the absorbance and the % of light transmitted for different color solutions, graph their results, and then...
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pH Readings and Salinity Readings of Water From Three Locations Within the Neponset River Watershed

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders test the ph levels of water from three different water environments within the Neponset River Watershed. They discuss the three different water environments, take pH measurements of the three samples, and predict which...
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Engineering in a Calculus Classroom

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students solve several differential equations. In this calculus lesson, students test their modulus calculation by testing different weights or beam lengths. They share their findings in class.
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Structure and Function of Cell Membranes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lead your high school class on an exploration inside the cell. Individuals investigate the relationships between cells structure and function given their relative locations on the cell membrane. They explore the concept of homeostasis...
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Displacement Reaction of the Halogens

For Students 9th - 12th
This publisher has put out some terrific laboratory activities for your aspiring chemists! This edition uses displacement reactions to develop a reactivity series for three halogens. Not only do they explore the reactivity of bromine,...
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Everest The Death Zone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video about climbers on Mount Everest. In groups, they complete experiments in which they determine the concentration of oxygen in the air. They make predictions before beginning the experiment and complete a worksheet...

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