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Building A Sturdy Car

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students build a sturdy Lego car using a motor and a pulley. They determine how sturdy the car is by dropping it from the height of the teacher's knee.
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Keep in Touch: Communications and Satellites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how satellites help people communicate with others far away and in remote areas. They discuss a scenario of someone travelling to an area with no mode of communication, observe a teacher demonstration, and create a...
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Air Takes Space

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine how air takes space. They come up, push a deflated balloon into one of the bottles and stretch the open end of the balloon over the bottles mouth
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Growing Crystals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduction to the cause and effect of a chemical reaction between water, mucilage glue, and magnesium sulfate as they form crystals.
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Magnetic Art

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the different fields of force of magnets and magnetized objects through the movement of metal filings. They create a work of art.
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Invisible Ink

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of chemical change when they observe the chemical change that occurs between vinegar or lemon juice and heat.
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Air Takes Space

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discover that air takes up space by watching the teacher demonstrate a simple activity using a glass jar, styrofoam packing peanut, and a clear bowl of water.
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Air Takes Space

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover that air takes up space by watching the teacher demonstrate a simple activity using a glass, a piece of paper towel, and a sink full of water. They discuss their findings.
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Paper Structures

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students demonstrate that material strength varies with shape and arrangement.
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Away You Go

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars build Lego cars which have two different types of tire surfaces. They roll them down ramps that have both rough and smooth surfaces to determine how friction affects the car as it rolls.
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Arbor Day Across the United States

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students perform research about hardiness zones used to guide planting. They read a hardiness zone color-key map and create their own color-key maps to show when different states celebrate Arbor Day.
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Electric Gelatin

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete an experiment about static electricity. They are provided with a small plate that has gelatin and then given a small balloon. Students put the balloon above the gelatin and observe what happens, and then slowly raise...
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Balancing Chemical Equations

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students study how to balance chemical equations.  In this investigative lesson students work on how to balance chemical equations. 
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Magnetism in Action

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with magnetic force and magnetic fields. They examine how magnetic forces can act through a distance.
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LEGO Construction Basics-Axles and Wheels

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine axles and wheels using LEGO materials. They investigate the uses of axles, gears, and wheels.
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Powered Up About Electricity!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study the process of turning coal into electricity. In this electricity lesson, students are guided by their teacher through the steps required to turn coal into electricity. Learners complete a worksheet answering questions...
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The Same But Different

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a frozen container filled with ice and discuss what happens when the ice sits out in the room. They practice measuring the mass and volume of the ice, watch as the frozen container is placed in a warm water bath to...
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Friction

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore how friction change motion and why friction is important. Students set up an incline plane. They slide wooden blocks down the incline plane and measure the distance from the end of the track that the block moved....
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Planting A Garden On Campus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the school campus area in order to plan the best spot for a class garden. They create a map of the school and research the different types of soil that exist in order to find the best spot. The class takes the...
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Regions: Meet the Experts Presentation

For Teachers K - 4th
Students gather information and create a web site on prairies and plains using a variety of resources, including the internet.
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Surviving on the Siberian Tundra

For Teachers K - 4th
Students describe ways Nenets have adapted to their environment after listening to a National Geographic article about them. They compare their own adaptions to their environment with those made by the Nenet culture.
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Seashore Limitations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate the movements and behaviors of creatures from different parts of the ocean.
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Investigation 3 - Weighty MistakesStudents

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate levers and the concept of work.
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Constellation Projections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars draw constellations. In this astronomy lesson, students create constellations from star groupings projected on a chalk board. Young scholars connect the "stars" to create a pattern on the board. Student can create new...

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