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Temperature Control - South African Roofing Materials
Students explore how different roofing materials can have an impact on the temperature inside a house through box houses. They compare/contrast different materials  in Wisconsin and South Africa. In groups, they build a box house (shoe...
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Activity #17 Liquid Density and Temperature
Students comprehend that hot water rises up through cold water but cold water does not rixe in hot water.  They comprehend that water at temperatures above 4oC decreases in density with increases in temperature.  Students answer lab...
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Weather Conditions
Young scholars list and name various kinds of weather conditions occurring in their city.  Using the newspaper as a resource, students answer questions relating to written weather reports. This lesson is intended for young scholars...
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Sleuth Rays
Students conduct a close examination of the atom's electrons, and discover how to theorize the energy levels, observe the brightness of light, classify colors, and measure temperature.
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CO Buildup City
Students conduct a controlled experiment. They collect data in an organized manner. Students analyze data to reach a conclusion and communicate findings. They explain how city size, temperature, and pollution is related to the air quality.
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Key Problem 1
Students find relationships between two variables.  They use given data in an Excel worksheet to examine the pitch of a cricket chirp and the approximate temperature.  Student determine if the recorded pitch of a cricket can actually...
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Population Dynamics of Growth of Drosophila
High schoolers investigate population dynamics such as variation in density of females, composition of food sources an environmental factors such as light and temperature on Drosophila.  They then relate their findings to human...
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How's the Weather
Students explore weather patterns.  They collect and record all aspects of the weather from various sites.  Students investigate regional weather and use a spreadsheet to record and chart data.  Students chart temperature, humidity,...
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Keeping Warm
Young scholars place words describing a range from cold to hot on a scale.  Using those words, they identify places on Earth which are cold, hot, freezing or boiling.  They practice using and reading a thermometer with three different...
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Helping plants grow well
Students explore the effect of water, temperature and light on plant growth.  Students are asked if they remember the LAW for plants.  This is Light, Air(temperature) and Water, which all plants need for growth.  Students are divided...
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Lesson- Colors of Stars
Student describes what happens to the color of a stove burner or a coal as it gets hotter.  They use the applet to determine what range of temperatures range give you a red light, what range of temperatures would give you a white light,...
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Aquarium Journals
Fifth graders keep journals of observations made about their Aquademics aquarium. Using a worksheet, they record information such as tank water temperature, feeding times, ammonia and pH levels, and unusual behaviors. Journals can be...
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Building a Quinzee
Middle schoolers demonstrate knowledge about the basic properties of snow.  They collaborate together in groups of 4-6 students to construct a Quinzee and investigate its basic structure and why it is effective.  They examine the...
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What's the temperature of the snow at different levels?
First graders measure the temperature of snow at different levels by participating in an experiment.  They discover that snow is an insulator and use thermometers to find out the snow temperature.  They record the temperature of snow on...
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Weather and its Effect on the Environment and Settlement
Students, after choosing two diverse cities, collect data on weather for a month and construct a graph on temperature and precipitation.  After collecting population data of said cities, and graphing it, they plot population on a large...
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Design your own Water Temperature Experiment
Students use Robolab sensors and software to design an experiment that incorporates the use of temperature probes. They conduct the experiment, complete a lab sheet, evaluate the results and then consider if their hypothesis requires...
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Oceanography
Second graders identify saltwater and freshwater habitats and the resources found in them.  They compare and contrast the two habitats and discuss their findings.  They discover the resources bodies of water can provide.
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Temperature Variations and Habitability
Students, in groups, evaluate conditions outside the building and inside the classroom using thermometers, barometers, anemometers, etc.  They compare interior and exterior conditions.  They consider and discuss factors that contribute...
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Am I Hot or Am I Cold?
Students practice using a thermometer to determine how the air around the earth gets heated and cooled by the sun. Students chart the daily inside and outside temperature for two weeks.
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Learning Lesson: That Sinking Feeling
Pupils discover the origin of the Great Ocean Conveyor. They participate in a demonstration showing how salinity and temperature affect water density. They also examine the new sea ice that forms every winter.
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Learning Lesson: Ups and Downs
Students use the internet to find the air temperatures in their area. They create a graph based on the data. They analyze the data and examine tips for avoiding extreme weather.
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Learning Lesson: Its a Gas, Man
Students participate in a demonstration in which they examine the effect on temperature by carbon dioxide. They discuss the effects of carbon dioxide on the environment. They also examine summer safety rules to end the lesson.
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Weather Plots
Students investigate the relationship between temperature and humidity. The graphs of weather data gathered and plotted for for an assigned period of time are analyzed and the interpretations shared with the class.
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Cruise Conditions Graphing & Statistics
Students monitor weather conditions for an eighteen day period at a specific location. The temperature of both air and water is taken and the mean, median, and mode calculated. Differences between the highest and lowest recordings are made.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
