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Air Blaster: Smoke Ring Launcher

For Students 3rd - 8th
Steve Spangler shows how you can blow a cup off of your friends head and his or her papers off the desk with this "air blaster" or "AirZooka." Demonstrate that air does take up space and how air moves. What fun!
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Applying the Scientific Method

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to use the steps of the scientific method to carry out a scientific investigation.
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Harvard University

Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Orbit

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Cushion It! [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the best way to cushion wrap a sugar cube to protect it from a collision in this lesson plan. During their investigation, students learn about collisions and variables that affect collisions.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: In the Mix [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan, students use different types of filters to separate the mixture. This lab requires the students to use engineering skills to solve a real-world problem of filtering water.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Strong as Newspaper [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students use their engineering knowledge to construct a structure made of newspaper. Students test the strength of their structure with weights! Lesson plan includes teacher and student instructions.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Float Your Metal Boat

For Students 1st - 5th
This experiment from Bill Nye shows that breaking the surface tension of a body of water can provide enough energy to propel a boat (or an insect!).
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Exercise and Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
Can exercise really help our brain work better? This PBS site discovers if this is really true by taking you into the worlds of Jada and Maurna to find out.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Right Back at You! [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What make a good reflective surface? In this lab, learners will investigate different surfaces with a reflectivity tester. Lesson plan includes information for students and teachers.
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Layered Liquids

For Students 4th - 8th
An investigation into what properties liquids have that enable them to sit in separate layers in a container.
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Build an Electric Motor

For Students 6th - 8th
Instructions for how to build a simple electric motor.
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Museum of Science

The P H Factor

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great place to introduce or expand learning about pH and acids and bases. Has activities for students, and teacher's guides to help with the activities.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Lafs.1112.rst.1.3: Follow Precisely a Complex Multistep Procedure

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Find a collection of standards-aligned teacher and student resources where students follow procedural text.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Bloodstain Pattern Doesn't Lie

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will formulate a hypothesis about the relationship (linear, direct, indirect, etc.) between the distance a drop of blood falls and the diameter of the splatter it makes. To test their hypothesis, the students will work...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Camouflage Predation Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this simulation, students will understand the role of camouflage in keeping animals from attracting attention of their predators. Using newspaper and patterned wrapping paper, students will construct two habitats. Students will...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Building a Cell: Edible Cell Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will create an Eukaryotic cell from materials that they can eat. Students will need to have a instructional activity on the types of Eukaryotic cells and its organelles before they complete this assignment. Students will...
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California Institute of Technology

Exploring Infrared Image Technology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This NASA lesson plan explores the technology of infrared imaging. Learners will use infrared images of everyday items to explore infrared technology.
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California Institute of Technology

Infrared Zoo Lesson 3: The Invisible Zoo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How do biologists and zoologists use infrared technology to learn how warm and cold-blooded animals thermoregulate their internal body temperature? Have your students explore this phenomenon using this great lesson plan.
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Quiz: The Scientific Method

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this ten-question review quiz over the Scientific Method. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
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Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Big Wave

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate the behavior of a string of rubber bands and clips, and discover why it produces patterns of movement called waves. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of what causes different types of waves.
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Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Two Lenses in One

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the behavior of a water filled vial, and discover why it acts like a magnifier. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of what causes light rays to change direction.
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Cuerpos Ligados en Equilibrio

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to make diagrams of forces by placing the forces to act on the boxes.
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Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Make your own indicator by using red cabbage leaves and common household items. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how to determine if a substance is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the colors...
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Tipos De Fuerzas [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short demonstration to learn about the different types of forces.

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