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How Do Airplanes Stay off the Ground?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use balloons and string to duplicate Bernoulli's Principle of wing shape and its affect on liftoff.
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The Effect of Moisture on Soil Temperature

For Teachers K - 12th
Students analyze the relationship between soil moisture and its effect on soil temperature.
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Why Do We Need Petroleum?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students learn the many ways petroleum is used in our industrial society, and the advantages and disadvantages of its use. They explore what it would be like to live in a world without petroleum.
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Many Chairs, One Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils examine artwork and sculpture by Keith Haring. They decorate a chair with their own symbols and designs.
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Is Air a Fluid?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the physical properties of fluids and then demonstrate that air carbon dioxide and oxygen) is a fluid by creating currents.
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Liquid Crystal IR Detector

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with one method of detecting infrared radiation. They simulate the detection of infrared radiation using a liquid crystal sheet.
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Black Pearls

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine where pearls come from and where mollusks are found. They discover how pearls are formed in nature and how they are they made by humans. They use ordinary oyster shells to examine mother of pearl.
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Solving Saturn's Mysteries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the Cassini spacecraft and its travel to Saturn. They discover the results of the space mission and examine images of Saturn that Cassini sent back.
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The Effects of Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use the internet to research the effects of volcanoes. They create a chart showing the negative and positive aspects that a volcanoe can bring to an area. Using PowerPoint, they create a presentation showing the negative and...
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What do Bison Eat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the three major categories of food eaten by bison. In groups, they collect examples of grass and forbs and press them. They complete a chart of the percentages of each type of food the bison eat in a day. They...
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Computer Lab Lesson Plan - Science

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine rocks and minerals. Using the internet, students research rocks and how they are formed. They use word processing software to list minerals and materials that form specific rocks.
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Parl Ranger in Training

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop a research presentation about rock formations and natural erosion. Using traditional and online resources, students gather and organize information about rock formations. Students use their information to create a brief...
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Architectural Acoustics

For Students 7th - 11th
In this acoustics worksheet, students use a chart of the speed of sound through different materials to determine which materials should be used to build certain building types. Students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Protection and Compassion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate ways to protect themselves against AIDS while learning compassion for the those with the disease. In this HIV/AIDs lesson, students discuss ways to protect themselves against contacting the disease. Students discuss...
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Out of This World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take a mission to Mars. In this space science lesson, students listen a lecture about space travel to Mars and the planet itself. Students then create timelines of exploration and write poetry about their ideal planet.
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Deforestation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the different tropical rainforests in the world using a map. In this ecology lesson, students describe the different methods of deforestation. They create a memo and present it to class.
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Science Trivia

For Students 7th - 10th
This science trivia activity gives the students 66 science trivia questions and answers.  Students are to cut out the questions an fold them in half.  The question is on one side and the answer is on the other side.  This...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Earth's Water Surface Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has everything you might want to know about surface water and things you probably didn't even imagine! Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Water Science Storytime!

For Students 3rd - 8th
This U.S. Geological Survey website features a fictious town, Dryville, and uses it to illustrate every aspect of water management that you might encounter. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Virtual Field Trip: Water/aquifers

For Students 6th - 8th
This virtual field trip for middle school students looks at aquifers and their place in the hydrologic cycle. Students learn why and how it is important to protect the source of your drinking water and some unique details about the...
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Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban Stormwater Water Cycles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through an overview of the components of the hydrologic cycle and the important roles they play in the design of engineered systems, students' awareness of the world's limited fresh water resources is heightened. The lesson lays the...
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Basics on Water Shortage

For Students 4th - 8th
Despite seventy percent of the world's surface being covered with water, there is a potential shortage of this natural resource. Only a small percentage is fresh water and much of that is inaccessible or threatened. Learn about fresh...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: How Much Water Is There on (And In) the Earth?

For Students 3rd - 8th
The USGS gives an overview of the amount of water on Earth and where it is located. It gives a few interesting facts about the Earth's supply of water. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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US Geological Survey

Earth's Water: Rivers and Streams

For Students 3rd - 8th
The USGS explains the definition of a river and how a river is supplied with water. Included is a cross section of a river. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.

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