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Why is My Honey Runny?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the factors that affect viscosity of substances. In this chemistry lesson, students define what viscosity is in their own words. They give real world applications of viscosity.
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Volcanic Unrest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the Ring of Fire. In this volcano instructional activity, students discuss active volcanoes in the world and explore viscosity as they participate in a hands-on classroom activity.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students watch and learn the different levels of "viscosity" in liquids to explain molten lava after viewing a video of a Hawaiian volcano.
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Volcano Under the City

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the different flow rates of liquids and how lava's viscosity influences flow.  In this liquids lesson students complete several handouts and a lab activity.
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Properties of Liquids

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students describe properties of liquids and use descriptive language as a springboard to develop precise vocabulary for properties of liquids. They also use vocabulary as practiced with liquid-vocabulary card games. Finally, students...
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Solids

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this solids worksheet, students review terms associated with solid matter including, freezing and melting point, viscosity, and Brownian motion. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 14 matching questions.
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Liquids of Different Densities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students compare the densities of different liquids. For this liquids lesson plan, students compare color, viscosity, weight, volume, and graph their findings.
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Viscosity and Density

For Students 8th - 12th
In this viscosity and density pre-lab worksheet, students define these two terms and determine how to find relative viscosity and the volume of an irregular shaped solid. This worksheet has 13 short answer questions.
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Volcanoes-Viscosity Demonstration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a lesson which demonstrates that volcanism is the process whereby materials formed inside the Earth come out onto the surface. They participate in a simple, yet effective, activity which demonstrates how volcanoes...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Get it Write

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
In an effort to practice engineering design, STEM classes break out into teams and endeavor to make a working ink pen. To prepare, they read about writing implements through history, patents, and viscosity of liquids. Armed with this...
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Cross-Linked Polymer Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use short-chain polymers and borate ions to produce cross-linked polymers in the lab. In this cross-linked polymer lesson plan, students produce polyvinyl acetate slime and polyvinyl alcohol slime and test their physical...
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Magnetorheological Fluids

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners conduct a series of experiments on magnetorheological fluids. For this physics lesson, students explain how these fluids behave in varying magnetic field strength. They give practical applications of magnetorheological fluids.
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A Simple Viscosity Test

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders experiment with the viscosity of different liquids. They use a stopwatch to time the a steel ball as it drops through different liquids.
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The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes

For Students 8th - Higher Ed Standards
After watching an engaging 13-minute video about the colorless blood of icefish, future ichthyologists examine icefish blood and non-icefish blood (blood samples are simulated with Karo syrup mixtures) to determine advantages of...
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Even though volcanoes look alike, they can be very different based on the types of lava that erupts from their surface. Learn about strata volcanoes, shield volcanoes, and the varying viscosity of lava with an engaging hands-on activity....
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Floating and Falling Flows

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover fluid dynamics related to buoyancy through experimentation and optional photography. Using one set of fluids, they make light fluids rise through denser fluids. Using another set, they make dense fluids sink through a...
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States of Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
In this states of matter worksheet, students complete a concept map about the three states of matter including solids, liquids and gases.
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PPT
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Friction

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Occasionally, a short PowerPoint is still able to get many important facts about friction and motion across. The consequences of friction on movement and the terms used to describe it such as drag or viscosity are covered. The only...
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Volcanoes: First Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

For Teachers 1st Standards
Introduce young geologists to types of volcanoes during the pre-lab. First graders explore how different liquids flow with an experiment on viscosity to simulate how different types of lava flow. Next, they learn about the parts of a...
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Properties

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this properties instructional activity, learners review the properties of solutions, explain different physical properties, define hydrogen bonding. This instructional activity has 8 problems to solve.
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Fluids: Force in Fluids

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Discuss Archimedes' Principle and fluid forces with your young scientists as they describe the relationship between mass, volume, and density during a series of engaging activities. They use the Participle Theory of Matter to explore the...
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Casting

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Don't cast a great hands-on resource aside! Scholars learn about the process of casting by actually trying out an example. Plaster of Paris and cookie cutter molds help them complete the activity.
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Transport Across the Membrane

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Take your biology class on an exploration of the inner workings of cells with this multimedia presentation. Looking closely at the structure of cell membranes and the processes of osmosis and diffusion, this resource explains for...
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Polymers

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
All plastics contain polymers, but not all polymers are plastic. Young chemists make their own polymer and compare the properties to those of other states of matter. After a reading passage, pupils answer analysis questions about natural...

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