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Atomic Fractions-III
In this atomic fractions worksheet, students read about electrons and energy levels. Students find all the possible energies that an electron could lose as it jumped from one energy level to another based on a given diagram. They...
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Exploring the Ares 1-X Launch-Energy Changes
In this energy changes worksheet, students solve 5 problems using the formulas for potential and kinetic energy related to baseball energy, coasting rocket energy and the energy of falling stones.
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Solar Matters II
Students research solar energy. For this solar energy lesson, students construct a KWL chart and research solar energy through various websites and related readings. Students complete a science journal page as an assessment.
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Let's Outrage the Bull
Students study kinetic and potential energy. In this energy lesson, students in grades K-2 understand the differences between kinetic and potential energy. Students in grades 3-5 demonstrate that kinetic and potential energy. Students in...
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Transfer of Energy
In this transfer of energy worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer that shows the relationship between the sun, producers, first order consumers and second order consumers. They describe why it is important to understand the...
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NASA Juggles Four Satellites at Once
In this NASA satellites worksheet, students read about the Magnetosphere Multi-Scale satellite constellation that NASA will launch in 2013. They solve 4 problems including finding the volume of the MMS constellation, finding how long it...
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Solar Storm Energy and Pie Graphs
In this solar storm energy and pie graphs worksheet, students solve 5 problems using pie graphs that show the amount of solar energy that is converted into radiation, kinetic energy, flare energy and flare energy that is lost to working...
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Thermodynamics
Students investigate energy involved for bonds to form and break. In this thermodynamics lesson plan, students experiment with chemical reactions to observe endothermic and exothermic reactions, they explore entropy and the effects of...
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Why are Electrons Important?
Students write electron configuration of elements using atomic numbers and they identify valence electrons. In this electrons lesson plan, students observe a demonstration showing the space-filling property of an electron. They also...
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The Atoms Family Album
In the atom worksheet, students read a story about the "Atoms Family" and are given descriptions of the structures of atoms through the story. Kids interpret the descriptions by drawing the described atom structure, they name of the...
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Home Energy Audit: Power Worksheet
In this home energy audit worksheet, students answer 6 questions about power and how work and energy are related to power. They rank the amount of power consumed from lowest to highest for 5 household items.
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Home Energy Audit: Measuring Energy Worksheet
In this measuring energy worksheet, students calculate the annual cost to run an appliance for a year. They determine how much energy and money can be saved by replacing light bulbs with fluorescent lights and they read electric meters...
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The Effects of Light and Temperature on the Growth and Development of Plants
Students investigate the effects of light and temperature on plant growth and development. In this plant growth lesson plan, students use radish plants and cover them with different shades of green and red transparencies and observe...
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The Periodic Table
In this periodic table worksheet, students answer 10 questions about the periodic table, the elements in the periodic table, the properties of elements and the atomic number, symbol and name of elements in groups of the periodic table.
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Environmental Issues
For this environmental issues worksheet, students are given 10 current topics that are problems in our environment today. They complete sentences about each topic by filling in the blanks with the appropriate terms. Some of the issues...
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Energy and Work
In this energy and work worksheet, students determine the forces acting upon objects and the work accomplished in moving objects. Students identify the location on a diagram where kinetic energy is increasing and they describe the energy...
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Thermal Energy
In this thermal energy instructional activity, students answer 6 questions about substances that have greater thermal energy, substances that take more thermal energy to raise their temperatures and the heat lost and gained by substances.
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Candy Reaction
In this triboluminescence worksheet, learners use wint-o-green Lifesavers to observe a chemical reaction that gives off light. They break a lifesaver up with a hammer and make observations and they chew a lifesaver and make observations....
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Flow of Energy Through An Ecosystem
In this flow of energy in an ecosystem, learners complete a graphic organizer and show the flow of energy from the sun to producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers and then decomposers. Students define each of...
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Learning About Matter And Energy
Young scholars learn about matter and energy. In this science lesson plan, students gain an understanding of the properties of matter and energy as they discover that some things float, some things dissolve in water and discuss that...
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Striking a Balance
Young scholars simulate animals in a food chain. In this food chain lesson plan, students are identified as grasshoppers, frogs or hawks. Popcorn is spread across a lawn and young scholars are given baggies (stomachs) and colored sashes...
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Illuminating Climate Change: Connecting Lighting and Global Warming
Students analyze energy usage and connect energy usage to fossil fuel consumption. In this global warming and pollution lesson, students what fuels are used to generate electricity and how much CO2 each fuel produces, then graph the...
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Rate of Photosynthesis
Young scholars investigate the rate of photosynthesis using elodea leaves. In this photosynthesis lesson plan, students place elodea in a test tube filled with water. They include baking soda and place the test tube under a lamp. Young...
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Filling Up
In this filling up worksheet, young scholars calculate the E85 per gasoline-gallon equivalent price to the E85 price per gallon to complete a chart of "alternative fuel". They use the data along with the price per gallon of gasoline to...