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Aquarium of the Pacific

Lego Molecules

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young scientists construct an understanding of molecular compounds in this hands-on science lesson. Using LEGO® to model the atoms of different elements, students build molecules based on the chemical formulas of common compounds.
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Curated OER

The Marvels of the Molecule

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students experiment with common substances to observe molecular behavior. In this molecular properties lesson, students move through four stations as they try to inflate a balloon inside a bottle, pour water from a jar, and observe how...
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Curated OER

The Motion of Molecules in Water

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students observe the motion of water molecules using food coloring. In this molecule movement lesson plan, students observe motion in hot, cold and room temperature colored water and record observation data on record sheets. Then write a...
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American Chemical Society

Mysterious M&M's

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The first in a six-lesson plan mini unit, all using M&Ms® candies, this physical science activity gets kids to observe a single piece and discover what happens when it is placed in a plate of water. The activity can be used to...
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Baylor College

What Makes Water Special?

For Teachers K - 5th
Get close up and personal with a drop of water to discover how the polarity of its molecules affect its behavior. Elementary hydrologists split and combine water droplets, and also compare them to drops of oil. Much neater than placing a...
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Curated OER

Atoms and Molecules

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students become familiar with the relationship between atoms and matter.  For this atoms, elements molecules and compounds lesson, students create a replica of an atom and a molecule.  Students research scientist who contributed to the...
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Curated OER

Polymers-Greaaaaaat Biiiiiig Molecuuuuuules

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore polymer properties. In this lesson about polymers, students perform an experiment to understand polymers, their properties, and that they are formed from small molecules. Students role play pretending they are polymer...
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Curated OER

Water Wonders

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students experiment with the cohesion of water molecules. In this surface tension instructional activity, students estimate how many drops of water a full glass can take before overflowing. They watch a video that explains water molecules.
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Curated OER

Bubbleology Mickey Mouse Style

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the effects of four different shaped wands and geometric shapes in a bubble solution. In this bubbleology lesson plan, the students build water and soap molecules. Students work in cooperative groups and conduct...
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Curated OER

Make Slime

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students make slime. In this chemical reaction lesson plan, student use Borax to make a gel like solution. Students add all ingredients listed, add food coloring, and mix well. Students see first hand how  chemicals react together and...
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Curated OER

Diffusion of Molecules

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct a series of experiments to observe factors that impact molecular movement. In this molecular chemistry instructional activity, students drop food coloring in water with different properties (hot, with ice, with alcohol)...
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Curated OER

Interactive Notes-"Heat Transfer"

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore heat transfer.  In this temperature and molecule behavior lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint while simultaneously performing experiments in which heat transfer is demonstrated.  Students use cold beakers, ice cubes,...
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Curated OER

Eggshells

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the porosity of eggshells. In this eggshell properties lesson, students observe dyed eggs, then peel the eggs to see if the color was able to go through the shell and discuss why eggshells have pores.
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Curated OER

Using the Carbon Cycle Interactive Game in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 9th
An online reading and interactive game bring the path of a carbon molecule to life for your earth science explorers! As an assessment, learners can map out or write about their experience in the carbon cycle. Thoroughly written...
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Curated OER

Water in the Geosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Through a PowerPoint presentation and the embedded animation and video, earth science enthusiasts find out about the moisture in the soil beneath our feet. In the animation, follow a water molecule on its path through the water cycle. As...
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Center for Learning in Action

Water – Changing States (Part 2)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Here is part two of a two-part instructional activity in which scholars investigate the changing states of water—liquid, solid, and gas—and how energy from heat changes its molecules. With grand conversation, two demonstrations, and one...
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Curated OER

Too Heavy For Me

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore the different arrangement of air molecules in high and low air pressure masses. They compare the temperature of high and low pressure masses and discover how a barometer works.
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NOAA

Animals of the Fire Ice

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
When the sun's rays can't reach the producers in a food web, where does all the energy come from? Extreme environments call for extreme food sources. Young scientists investigate creatures that appear to get their energy from methane...
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Curated OER

Testing for Lipids, Proteins and Carbohydrates

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learners perform tests for the presence of certain macromolecules.  In this health and biology lesson, students rotate in groups to three lab stations and perform tests for proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates found in familiar foods.
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Curated OER

The Water Planet

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars use NASA photographs and hands-on activities to compare the amounts of land and water on our planet. They discover that the world has five oceans and that they cover seventy percent of Earth's surface. Students learn how...
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Curated OER

Density - An Introduction

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students experiment with objects of different densities. In this density lesson plan, students examine same-sized objects with different weights, then look at a teacher explanation of density. Students make wave bottles and a density...
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Curated OER

Living Environment

For Teachers 5th - 12th
In this environmental worksheet students complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on cell types, cell division, chromosomes and plant species.
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Curated OER

Sweet Science: How Sugar Molecules are Manipulated in Candy Making

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate how heat affect sugar solutions. In this science lesson, students compare the sweetness of different types of sugars. They research the development of sugar and create a timeline.
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Curated OER

The Nature of Chemical Change: Acting Out an Example

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the signs that a chemical reaction took place. For this chemistry lesson, students role play the movement of different molecules of matter. They classify matter according to their properties.

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