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The Ethanol Project
In a mock senate hearing regarding the development of ethanol as a fuel source, each person in the class is assigned a role to play and must uphold the stance of their character. Once the senate hearing is complete, each person writes a...
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Using Concept Maps in the Science Classroom
A good concept map requires high thought processes. This makes it a great tool for teaching and evaluating your pupils. A helpful article describes a great approach for teaching young scholars the art of concept map building and how best...
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Safety in the Science Classroom, Laboratory, and Field Sites
The best learning environment is a safe learning environment. Remind young scientists about safety rules and regulations in the science lab, the classroom, and the field.
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Hop into Action
Young scientists find out what makes amphibians such unique and interesting animals in this simple life science lesson. After looking at pictures and discussing the characteristics of amphibians, learners complete a series of three Venn...
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Paper Car Crash Design
High school physical scientists collide with motion. They work in pairs to design a paper car that will protect a raw egg during a head-on collision. Measurements of distance traveled, time of run, vehicle specs, and photo gate flags are...
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Binary Ternary
This is a simple activity to help chemists become adept at recognizing binary and ternary compounds. All they have to do is place the compound card (some are named and some are represented by chemical formula) beneath the correct...
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Monovalent Polyvalent
Which compounds have only one valence bond, and which have two? Chemistry classes sort cards into groups of monovalent and polyvalent piles, according to their bonds. There are 20 cards to identify; half of them name the compound, while...
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Metals Metalloids Nonmetals
When physical science classes are becoming familiar with the periodic table of elements, you can use this set of printable cards to help them memorize some of the members of the metals, metalloids, and nonmetals groups. There are 24...
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Oxyacid Non-Oxyacid
What you will find in this printable document is a set of cards. One says oxyacid and the other says non-oxyacid. The remaining cards are of the names or chemical formulas of 10 acids. Chemistry classes can sort the cards according to...
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Ionic Molecular
Twelve compounds are named and each of their chemical formulas are printed on individual cards. Chemistry pupils place each beneath an Ionic or Molecular card, depending on which type of compound is represented.
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Health Wise Quiz
Here is a quick assessment that you can use for your next lesson on the physical benefits of daily exercise.
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Adopt-a-Dino
Earth historians research a specific dinosaur, write a paper about the Mesozoic era that it lived in, create an artistic rendition of the environment, and give a presentation in class about what they learned. Be aware that there are...
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Acid Non-Acid
Using these printable cards, chemistry fanatics can practice identifying acids by the name or by the chemical formula. The names are obvious since they all end in acid, so perhaps it would be more valuable to exclude the name cards from...