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Butterfly migration
In this butterfly migration worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about the ways butterflies migrate. Students complete 5 questions total.
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Auroras
In this auroras activity, students define 11 terms related to space phenomena such as auroras, coronal mass ejections and auroral ovals. Students use a given website to help them define the terms and they write a 500 word essay about the...
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Working With Hypotheses
In this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Lights in the Night Sky
Students read about and explore solar winds and spectacular auroras, specifically the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights.
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Theories, Hypothesis, Laws, Facts & Beliefs
In this scientific statements activity, students are given 35 statements and they are to identify if each statement is a fact, law, hypothesis, theory or belief.
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Fun with Phonemic Awareness
The phonemic awareness activities in this packet are designed to help kids develop skills in rhyming, syllabication, blending onsets and rimes, and beginning and ending sounds. Well worth a place in your curriculum library.
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CHARTING A COURSE
Students model how a gyroscope works with string, an old phonograph record and crayon.
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What Shape Is It?
Students attempt to determine the shape of a hidden item by bouncing a ball off of it. They attempt to determine how a ball would bounce off of an item and by rolling the ball until it hits and bounces off the item. They draw both their...
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A Sense of Location: The Mental Map
Students consider the ways a mental maps of geographic landmarks can help migrating animals stay on the correct course.
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What Shape Is It?
Students predict the shape of an unknown object by bouncing a ball on it. In this physics lesson, students relate this activity to how dolphins use echo-location to navigate. They analyze their lab result and discuss findings.
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Migration Migraine
Young scholars partipate in a demonstration in which they role play animals migrating between breeding and wintering habitats and encountering hazards at each end of the journey.
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Plasma
In this matter worksheet, middle schoolers review the states of matter, including plasma. Students read about where plasma is found and then complete 3 short answer questions.
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Antarctica
Students explore why Antarctica is so important to the planet. They investigate the physical characteristics. Students create their own unique treaty of governance for Antarctica and discuss how laws are enforced in Antarctica.
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Navigation Across the Seas
Students examine nautical navigation and discover the differences between nautical charts and other types of maps or charts. Students practice setting a course, taking a bearing, and dead reckoning. This gives students an example of...
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Monster Sunspots!
In this sunspots worksheet, students read about the large sunspots observed for thousands of years and their indication of solar storms. Students use given images to find the scales and physical sizes of the 3 sunspots shown.
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Lesson 4 Activity 1: Mapping the Third Dimension
Students work in pairs to construct a simple stereoscope.
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Physics- global warming
Young scholars discuss the concept of global warming and view a multimedia clip on the global warming phenomenon. They statistically analyze mean temperature data and compare a given set of data. Data on atmospheric CO2 is done then...
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In Search of Cosmic Rays
Students compare rates to altitude. They conduct a class discussion about the results.
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Scientific Images & Animations
Students view a variety of scientific images and animations. They explore the world of science and visual art. Students enrich their knowledge through animation examinations of thoughts and feelings and awesome color rainbows of...
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Flag Day Alphabetical Order
In this Flag Day worksheet, learners read 16 words that pertain to Flag Day and the American flag. Students put the words in alphabetical order.
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Radiation from Space
In this radiation instructional activity, students review the different types of radiation waves that come from space and the different telescopes used to detect this radiation. This instructional activity has 17 true or false questions.
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Physics Post-Lab
Learners explore physics. In this science lesson, students discuss physics in their everyday lives. Learners complete a physics worksheet.