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Temperature in the Sun or Shade of the Desert

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use thermometers to measure the air temperature in several places around the school and then return to the classroom to record the data. They create a bar graph and discuss their findings about the air temperature in the...
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Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use satellite data to explore sea surface temperature. They explore the relationship between the rotation of the Earth, the path of ocean current and air pressure centers. After studying maps of sea surface temperature and ocean...
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Understanding: Flight

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the principles of flight before performing a series of simple experiments. Working in small groups, they complete hands-on activities that demonstrate the principles that make it possible for an airplane to lift into air...
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Kinetic Energy, Work-Energy Theorem, and Work Done by a Variable Force

For Students 11th - 12th
In this kinetic energy learning exercise, learners solve six problems including finding work, determining kinetic energy, finding the coefficient of kinetic friction and finding work done on objects by air resistance and friction.
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Math in Science-The Pressure is On

For Students 9th - 11th
In this pressure worksheet, students find the pressure of objects using the equation for pressure. They find the pressure of air in the atmosphere and the pressure of water in the ocean at different depths.
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Catch your Breath

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students measure lung capacity and explore factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.
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Hovercraft Racers!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students gain first-hand experience on how friction affects motion. They build a hovercraft using air from a balloon to levitate a craft made from a compact disk (CD), learning that a bed of air under an object significantly reduces the...
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Sunlight & Soil

For Students 3rd - 7th
For this soil condition worksheet, students record the soil and air temperature as well as the day length and cloud cover in a small outside area for two weeks. They complete 5 short answer questions and draw graphs of the data.
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Daily Weather Log

For Students 6th - 9th
In this weather worksheet, students keep track of the temperature, precipitation, air pressure, humidity, and wind throughout the day using either provided weather instruments or ones they have created.
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Diffusion Through Balloons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe the diffusion of air molecules through a balloon. In this chemistry and molecules instructional activity, students fill balloons with air and a scented substance and observe whether the scented air is able to permeate...
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How do engineless planes stay aloft?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how a plane can stay aloft. In this engineless airplane flying lesson, 5th graders experiment to find how the design of a plane and Bernoulli's principle keep planes in the air. Student's create a plane and answer...
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Reactivity Series of Metals: Some Reactions Summarized

For Students 9th - 12th
In this metals reactivity series worksheet, students are given a table with a list of metals, their symbols and the results of their reactions with water, dilute hydrochloric acid and air when heated.
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Balloons: Math with the Montgolfier Balloon

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the history of hot air balloons by watching one ascent.  In this physics lesson plan, students utilize a Montgolfier Hot Air Balloon from an earlier lesson plan and record the temperature, rate of ascent and the volume....
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Matter and Molecular Motion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define the states of matter and their properties. They demonstrate the air is matter and observe the effect of molecular motion through these activities.
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Pollute Locally, Spread It Globally

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine the rate of pollution throughout the world through an interactive program. They define air quality and the air quality index. They examine fuel economy and its impact on the Earth and renewable and nonrenewable...
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Climate And the Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students demonstrate the greenhouse effect. They recognize that relatively small changes to our environment can stimulate significant climate changes. They determine that the "scientific method" is a process of testing hypotheses and...
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Energy From Wind And Moving Water

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate air and water as two sources of energy. They determine that wind and moving water are renewable resources that have advantages and disadvantages in their use. Through the design and construction of wind- and...
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WHO CARES FOR THE LAND?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the importance of natural resources. They are given copies of the story, "Who Cares For The Land," and students follow along as the teacher reads it. Students identify the key points in the story. (Soil, water and air...
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Mazes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this mazes worksheet, students determine the most efficient path in a maze to help an air-breathing seal find its way to an air hole.
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The Composition of the Atmosphere

For Students 8th - 10th
For this atmosphere worksheet, students identify the major components of the earth's atmosphere and write the percentage of each. They also fill in a pie graph of the percent composition of the atmosphere and answer questions about air.
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Math in Science-Sound Reasoning

For Students 8th - 10th
In this basic math skills worksheet, students use division, decimals and multiplication to calculate the speed of sound in water and compare it to the speed in air. They calculate distances sound travels in water and the time it takes...
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Where We've Been and Where We're Going

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students travel with Christa McAuliffe through space demonstrations. In this space instructional activity, students follow through the past to the present air travel. Students understand the benefits and problems associated with zero...
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Does Security Mean Safer? Exploring Issues of Security in Public Places

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore various scenarios that may or may not make them suspicious in the post-September 11 world, and discuss and write position papers about a fatal shooting involving air marshals and a mentally ill passenger.
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Sampling Carbon Dioxide

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students perform an experiment to determine which source of gas (their breath, exhaust from a car, or the air in the classroom) has a greater concentration of carbon dioxide. Students compare the colors of BTB solutions after...

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