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The content objectives and classroom connectors on this page were written by Tennessee teachers of science and are congruent with the CE/CE Content Topics listed for Kindergarten Science. In addition, Standards and Benchmarks have been added to each class Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students examine Newton's three laws of motion to discover what causes it and how it changes. They conduct motion experiments by building catapults and constructing balloon rockets. Finally, they conduct peer studies correlating sedentary and physical activities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students investigate the history and physics of roller coasters. They conduct an experiment, explore various websites, create a timeline, and design a prototype of a roller coaster online. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the notion that simple devices can help us move objects when an understanding of forces is applied. They apply the design process, make predictions, draw sketches, make a model and evaluate their solution. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students participate in classroom discussions, demonstrations and hands-on laboratory activities about pure substances and mixtures with a focus on common household materials. They investigate: What is a pure substance? What is a mixture? How difficult is it to obtain pure substances? Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students begin with a pre-assessment designed to determine the students' knowledge of atomic structure and how that knowledge has evolved over time. They then work in small groups to investigate a particular scientist's contribution to atomic theory. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students discover uses of data collection and the need to understand and use "mode" in analyzing data. Students observe the motion of a dropped ball and collect numerical information relevant to a posed question: How fast will it drop? Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students identify and describe five simple physical features of Earth. They use descriptions of Earth's physical features to locate them on a map. Students create a realistic model of a physical feature of Earth. The model they create is a three dimensional model of the physical feature they described on Earth. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
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Students review the basic principles of physics. In groups, they use these principles to discover how they are present in their everyday lives. They create a webpage that demonstrates on of the principles and share it with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students compare windmills of the 18th and 19th century to those in use today paying special attention to the evolving uses of wind power and development of the technology. They build a paper wind turbine capable of lifting a 500g mass using the power of a household box fan. Full Review »

