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The Air Up There!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a model of a column of air and discover one of the reasons why low and high pressure systems exist and why low pressure is often associated with bad weather.
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Frozen Solids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate various properties of ice including melting points and the effect of pressure on ice. They demonstrate how increased pressure lowers the melting point of ice and perform a simple experiment proving that water is more...
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Learning Lesson: How it is Currently Done

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners create their own ocean currents by using everyday items. They examine the constant pushing of molecules that makes us feel wind. They discuss how the water moves in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Where My Peeps At?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct a series of activity that demonstrates Charles' and Boyle's Law. In this chemistry lesson plan, students determine the relationship among pressure, volume and temperature. They solve problems using mathematical...
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Activity #15 The Cartesian diver

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils comprehend that the Cartesian diver is a dropper and the water and air inside it. They vary the volume of the air and the amount of water, the diver can be made to be either more or less dense than water. Pupils squeeze the...
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How Things Fly

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers conduct a series of hands-on experiments that help them explain the role of lift in fixed-wing flight. They observe the flow of air and water around several surfaces and then consider the dynamics of airflow around an...
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Modeling the Rock Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore the differences in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks. They discuss the rock cycle of the different formations. Students discuss how rock is formed into different shapes. They explore, predict, and create...
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Pascagoula River Basin 9th Grade Mississippi Studies

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine pressures on the Pascagoula River and the danger that Mississippi may lose a natural treasure before residents grasp its value and appreciate the potential for long-term benefit.
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Physical Properties of Ice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the different properties of ice. They make predictions and experment with ice. Students discover that ice melts faster under pressure. Students create a flipbook what what happened after each experiment. This lesson...
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Pop Rockets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study Newton's Third Law of Motion which involves action and reaction. They discover what makes a rocket go and then design and construct a rocket that will launch the furthest using the pressure created by an antacid...
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Icebergs Ahead!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students experiment with density of ice, and examine how density affects how icebergs float in water.
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Teaching about the Chemistry of Oxygen Solubility

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore solubility of gases in water, Henry's Law, LeChatelier's Principal, and supersaturation of gases in water.
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The Buoyancy Factor

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine why some objects float in water while others sink and the ability of something to float does not depend entirely on its weight. Archimedes' principle is introduced and buoyant force is discussed. Practice calculations...
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Faux Rice Paper Holiday Cards

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the history of the uses of rice paper. They learn to use controlled brush pressure and work within a border that they create. Students use many materials to create a functional piece of artwork.
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Floating Candles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe a combustion reaction and deduce the components necessary for the reaction to occur. They also identify and interpret the relationship between pressure, volume, and number of molecules for gasses. Finally, students use...
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Mimeograph Madness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice working with a mimeograph. After having a sketch approved, they trace their drawing and color all areas they do not want a certain color. They complete their creation by placing the sketch on newspaper after it has...
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Winds of Destruction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the problems that have arisen from the lastest string of hurricanes and tsuanamis. They watch a video about severe weather. After the film, 4th graders write four facts they found out about severe weather. ...
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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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Build Your Own Weather Station

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Studens experiment with temperatures. In this science instructional activity, students make their own weather station by heating one bottle and keeping the water in another bottle at room temperature.
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Indicator Species

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the ecological foundation of India's and ways to save the forests, water and the India tiger. After a lecture on identifying a healthy forest and the importance of the animals, students participate in activities to...
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Glacier Climbing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss glaciers and the current distribution of glaciers around the Earth. They create simulated glaciers using cornstarch, shoeboxes, water, and pebbles.
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Understanding Cloud Formation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and relate the poem, "Clouds" by Aileen Fisher to a demonstration on cloud formation. They create clouds in jars using ice water and matches then discuss the ways clouds can be used to predict weather.
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Science: Quick Freeze

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students observe an experiment of freezing point depression using club soda. Through observation, they note that the carbon dioxide molecules disrupt the capacity of the water molecules to solidify. Precautions must be taken to assure...
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Warm and Cold Air

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine what happens to air when it is heated or cooled. They conduct an experiment using bottles and balloons, record and discuss their observations, and write a hypothesis.

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