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Recovery From Drug Addiction

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Are there factors that put some individuals at a higher risk for drug addiction than others? Learn more about the risk factors that may make some people more susceptible to addiction, as well as protective factors that help prevent...
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Reading in the Science Content Area

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Help your students internalize scientific ideas by teaching strategies for reading in the content area.
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Using Bloom's Taxonomy in Science

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Help your students internalize knowledge by creating activities that utilize higher level thinking skills.
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Horticulture and Gardening

For Students 2nd - 6th
This 6 page information packet provides an overview of gardening and plants. Using this activity, students could design their own gardens, using math, science and writing skills. There are 30 questions involved.
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Using the Balance

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students determine the mass of various objects. In this integrated math and science lesson plan, students use an arm balance to compare a known object to a combination of washers with a fixed weight. Students record data, construct a bar...
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Our Sky Clock

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore space science by completing a worksheet in class. In this astronomy instructional activity, students discuss and identify star patterns in the night sky and relate these patterns to the approximate time they appear....
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Studying Birds in the Field

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This is a well-designed science activity which helps learners learn the behavior of different species of birds. Working with partners and in small team, students learn to scientifically observe birds.
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Binaural Hearing in Humans

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In this creative science activity from Scientific American, students learn more about hearing with two ears and make a hands-on exploration of how sound is located. Excellent web link resources are also provided.
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Paper Plate Observation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze transits from previous scientists. They identify simple objects that could have been used for documentation in the science world. They also practice scientific inquiry using methodology.
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Special Edition: World Space Congress 2002: The New Face of Space

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experience and study how space offers expanding resources for commerce, science, technology and education. They view how advances in space can and do improve life on Earth. Each student views a geological exploration within this...
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Jody's Submarine Sandwich

For Students 6th - 7th
In this science worksheet, learners read a word problem about a submarine sandwich. Students answer 2 questions about the problem and complete a chart about the number of bacteria in the sandwich at different times.
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Images as Messages

For Students 4th - 10th
Your class watches a video about Chris Jordan, a talented photographer and activist who tries to get an environmental message out by his work. As a cross-curricular project, have your class imitate his style of art with an object that...
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How Big is a Breath?

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students demonstrate how to use math skills to measure their lung capacity. In this human biology lesson, students use a clear plastic container, measuring cup and rubber balloons to demonstrate how the lungs work. Students estimate the...
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Measuring Soil Temperatures at South Penquite Farm

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate soil temperatures. In this graphing and earth science lesson, students insert temperature probes into different types of soil at varying depths. Students complete a data chart and construct a related graph...
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Predicting the Future

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars examine how scientists predict the effects of global climate change. In this environmental science lesson, students participate in a discussion about using computer generated data to create climate predictions. Young...
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Speed Machines

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students solve each of the word problems on speed machines using the formula given and rounding their answers to the nearest tenth. Students also fill in the boxes and use a calculator to determine how long it...
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Length Lab

For Students 6th - 8th
For this science worksheet, students identify and explain what each unit represents and how much each one equals. Then they use a metric ruler to locate each measurement and write it on the line. Students also locate the distance between...
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The Great Potato Hunt

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students examine the data from the potato hunt where potatoes are found like Easter Eggs. The data of the number of potatoes found is recorded in the frequency tables.
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Cool It

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students simulate lizard temperature regulation. In this Science lesson, students use a thermometer as a pretend lizard. Students must keep their lizard within a particular temperature range while moving through a specified course.
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Pressure

For Students 6th - 8th
In this physics worksheet, students use the clues at the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword related to pressure. There are 15 clues to solve in the puzzle.
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The Earth Apple

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here is a thought-provoking activity that has learners look at how much land can be used to grow food on our planet, along with the fact that our population is ever-increasing. Through the use of math and class discussion, learners get...
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The Addiction With Friction

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare and contrast where friction occurs in robots and bicycles. In this science lesson, students label the diagram of bicycle and robots. They investigate how friction affects their different parts.
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Read Across America

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Celebrate the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss on Read Across America Day with a collection of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics activities, each linked to a popular Dr. Seuss story. 
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Noyce Foundation

Ducklings

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
The class gets their mean and median all in a row with an assessment task that uses a population of ducklings to work with data displays and measures of central tendency. Pupils create a frequency chart and calculate the mean and median....

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