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Matter in Solution
In this solutions worksheet, students review types of solutions, concentration and saturation of solutions, and suspensions and colloids. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank, 7 multiple choice, and 6 short answer questions.
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Electrical Appliances
Students explore electricity in daily life by examining everyday appliances. For this electrical current lesson, students identify the differences between watts, volts and amps and how they relate to the devices we depend upon. Students...
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Investigating Motion
Students explore types of motion. In this motion experiment, students observe how objects move. Students work in small groups to discover the laws of motion.
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Let's Go To The Movies
Students explore technology used in making movies. In this movie making lesson, students investigate how technology has improved in the entertainment industry. Students discover how simple tools are combined together to make complex...
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The Mole
What can you call a tooth in a glass of water? A one-molar solution! Presentation covers moles, Avogadro's Number, calculating formula mass, converting moles to grams, converting grams to moles, and calculations with moles. It is...
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I Am Golden
Learners become familiar with patterns, the Fibonacci Sequence, and the Golden Ratio. They see how many places these occur. They have practical applications for using the calculator and making charts to extend patterns.
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The Earth and the Compass
Fifth graders construct a water compass to investigate the effects of Earth's magnetic field and other sources of magnetism. They predict, observe and draw conclusions from their investigation.
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Galvanic Reactions
Students create a battery using pennies. For this galvanic reactions lesson plan, students use pennies, a washer, salt water, wires, tape and a paper towel to create a battery. They use a voltmeter to record the voltage in their battery...
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Materials and Process: Plastics
Young scholars investigate the development of plastics in the twentieth century. In this plastics lesson, students complete image based discussion activities for the pictures and methods of polymers. Young scholars create an object...
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The History of Life
In this origin of life instructional activity, students will review the different theories on how life originated on the Earth including the experiments conducted by Louis Pastuer, Francesco Redi, and Miller and Urey. Students will...
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Energy: Electricity
For this energy and electricity worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss a variety of questions associated with electrical appliances, energy and electricity.