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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Water Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate water by estimating how long it takes to freeze, then see if the ice cube will float in water, and eventually work with other items to see if they sink or float in water.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Learning Observation Skills Through Studying Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will practice observing, question writing, and answer generating based on taking part in experiments. Students will work with different substances to observe changes in liquids, solids, and gases.
Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Chemical vs. Physical Changes

For Students 5th - 8th
Identify chemical and physical changes and the differences between the two.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Condensation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores how condensation occurs, how it relates to dew point, and its role in the water cycle.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Sock It to Me

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how evaporating water (or sweat!) can cool you down.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Merry Poppings

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial from Bill Nye uses an experiment to explain how pressure from steam causes popcorn to pop.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Dry Ice vs. Liquid Nitrogen Explore the Differences

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between dry ice and liquid nitrogen, what each is used for, and safety recommendations.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: All About Clouds

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson uses hands-on activities and trade books along with websites to explain the formation of clouds. This lesson may be used in conjunction with a weather unit.
Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Plasma

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explores plasma, an electrically charged gas found in electrical lights and nature.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How to Harvest Water From Fog

For Students 6th - 8th
In this activity, you will learn about a creative way to collect water from the air.
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University of Notre Dame

Und: Properties of a Pure Substance [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Often we find that different phases of pure substances can exist in equilibrium with one another. Let us consider an important gedankenexperiment (Latin-German for "thought experiment") in which we boil water. Ordinary water boiling is...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes what glaciers are.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes what glaciers are.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses properties of gases, why they exert pressure, and atmospheric pressure.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Properties of gases, why they exert pressure and atmospheric pressure.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Hand Held Heat Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you defy the force of gravity by making liquid in a toy rise and fall without turning it over? This experiment will show you how to use hand boiler that uses temperature and pressure to move liquid into the top chamber.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Good Cold Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use the EasyTemp temperature probe to determine temperature changes as different solid substances dissolve in water. They then develop and test a plan for making the best cold pack using three grams of one of the substances....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Seawater Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the composition of seawater, including dissolved ions in seawater and their source.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Solid, Liquid and Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive you will move the red dot below each flask to observe how particles move in each different phase of water. You will need a sign-in to access this media, but it will be well worth...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Deposition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of deposition and examples of deposition in nature.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Sublimation

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and an example of sublimation, and conditions under which sublimation of snow and ice occur.
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Science is Fun

Fun Science: Lumpy Liquids and Squishy Solids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate the properties of a strange substance which acts like a liquid and a solid. This simple experiment can be done with corn starch and water.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Molecules

For Students 2nd - 7th
When two or more atoms combine they give rise to a molecule. A molecule can be made up of many atoms of the same element. There are 112 elements known to man, so can you imagine the different permutations and combinations of molecules...
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Read Works

Read Works: A Drop's Journey

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about water and the water cycle. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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