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Harmonic Motion: Pendulum Lab
Several times throughout history, groups of soldiers marching in rhythm across a suspension bridge have caused it to collapse. Scholars experiment with pendulums, resonance, and force to determine why this would happen. First, pupils...
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Mythical Animals
Pupils create imaginary animals by assembling pictures of body parts from pictures of real animals. This is one of three linked tasks. The others are "Who's Parts Do I Have?" and "Animals Piece by Piece."
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Mapping Seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska
Students describe major topographic features on the Patton Seamount, and interpret two-dimensional topographic data. They create three-dimensional models of landforms from two-dimensional topographic data.
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Kingdoms of All Living Things
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the kingdoms of all living things found on earth. There are 24 biology terms located in the word search.
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Photosynthesis
For this photosynthesis worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to the process of photosynthesis. There are 18 biology terms located in the word search.
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Science Revision
In this biology worksheet, learners identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to photosynthesis and kinetic energy. There are 54 biology terms located in the word search.
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Cell Processes and Energy
For this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to cell processes and energy. There are 19 biology terms located in the word search.
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Heroes and Legends
Young scholars use print and nonprint sources of different heroic myths to generate a definition of the word "hero." They conduct a character study on three mythological heroes and formulate a definition of the word "hero" based on...
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Graphing Favorite Fruit
Third graders take poll and sort data, enter the data to create a spreadsheet and create bar and pie graphs.
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Number Sense
Students convert between decimals and fractions. For this algebra lesson, students show their knowledge of numbers by putting them on a number line. They apply the concept of algebra to solving word problems. Students will use a Ti...
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Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections
In this solar flares and coronal mass ejections activity, learners create a Venn Diagram with given data about solar flares and Halo CMEs. Students answer 6 questions about the events and the probability of each type of event occurring...
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
For this air pollution worksheet, students watch a video about asthma and indicate the triggers of asthma. They also use a web site to get real time data about the ozone, particle pollution and air quality to answer four...
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Polar Bear Panic!
Students identify the three realms of the Arctic Ocean, and describe the relationships between these realms. They graphically analyze data on sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, and recognize a trend in these data.
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Using the News in Class
Students listen to international news stories. Students use context clues to determine the meaning of vocabulary words from context, then complete a matching exercise to see if their vocabulary definitions were correct. Students...
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Fruit Loop Graphing
Fifth graders interpret data and create graphs. Given Fruit Loops, they sort and classify according to color. Using spreadsheet technology, 5th graders record their data and create bar and circle graphs. Students analyze data and...
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Rainbow Lab
In this mixtures worksheet, students experiment with different amounts of solutes and solvents to make solutions. They observe color changes and look for chemical and physical changes in the test tubes. Students answer 5 questions and...
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Designing A Study
In this designing a study worksheet, students conduct a study on all types of fish that live in the Hudson River. They complete 8 various types of questions that include mostly short answer in response to their findings. Students also...
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Don't Settle for a Byte... Get the Megabyte on Technology
Students use word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software. For this multi-day computer software usage lesson, students complete a research project that requires the use of a word processor, Excel, FrontPage, and PowerPoint to...
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Ecosystems at School
In this ecosystem worksheet, students use a string and make a large circle. Everything in the circle is part of the ecosystem the students will study. They identify everything in their ecosystem and classify their data. They answer 2...
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Laurence Yep's, Dragonwings
Learners discuss vocabulary words and compare definitions. They read chapters 6-9 of the novel, Dragonwings, and discuss point of view, and complete a plot diagram. Then they review the four types of conflict and identify the conflicts...
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Air Pollution:What's the Solution?-Weather's Role
In this air pollution and weather activity, students collect data using an online animation to determine the air quality at given times along with the wind speed and temperature in a particular city. Students make 3 bar graphs using the...
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History's Thermometers
High schoolers explain the concept of paleoclimatological proxies. In this oxygen isotope lesson, students interpret data and make inferences about climate changes in the geologic past.
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The Big Bang Theory
Learners will use scientific reasoning to formulate ideas about the formation of the universe using the Big Bang Theory. The use of critical thinking skills is part of the activity and the foundation of the scientific method will serve...
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Paper Airplanes and Scientific Methods
In this scientific method and paper airplanes activity, students go through the steps of the scientific method to determine which paper airplane design is best. They complete 8 steps of the scientific method including stating the...