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Aurora Borealis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss what causes the northern lights and the folklore attached to them. They discuss magnetic fields, and use various common materials to discover if ions conduct electricity.
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Curated OER

The Great Gas Race

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders improve their understanding of Graham's Law by using properties of gases to evaluate the rate of effusion of two compounds as they vaporize. They engage in a lab which elevates their understanding of the properties of gases.
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Curated OER

Urban Impact on Chollas Creek (California): A Field Study

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, take samples from a creek and keep a field journal on their samples. They also perform tests on their samples.
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Curated OER

What Is The Relationship Between Radon and Breathing?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the effects of radon on their breathing. They review the anatomy of the respiratory system before completeing this lesson plan. They also complete equations to show how carbon dioxide forms in their body.
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Curated OER

Extraction of DNA from White Onion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct lab test with minced onion to determine where chromosonal DNA is located within the cell, and whether or not it can be extracted.
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Curated OER

Drifting Continents, Dynamic Results

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers plot earthquake and volcano data using a Compass Rose Plotting. They explain the relationship between plate movement and connection. They draw conclusions that earthquakes and volcanoes occur in predictable locations.
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Curated OER

Activity #8 Which State Are You In?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars define, give similarites and differences between solids, liquids, and gases. They compare and contrast a solid, liquid and gas in terms of shape, volume, compressibility, diffusion and density. Pupils classigy common...
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Water Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of water chemistry. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students also consider an experiment to observe how water has the abiility to exist as three different...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Puzzle

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, learners identify and locate vocabulary words related to various sciences. There are 20 words located in the word search.
Worksheet
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Chloroplasts and Pigments

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plant pigments worksheet, students compare the function of 3 types of pigments: chlorophylls, carotenoids, and phycobilins. This worksheet has 23 fill in the blank, 3 drawing, and 2 short answer questions.
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Planet Structure & Interior

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students compare Jupiter and Earth. In this Earth and space studies instructional activity, students compare the composition of Earth and Jupiter and analyze how the composition affects the rate at which the planets spin.
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Jupiter's "Monstrous" Magnetosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore Jupiter's magnetosphere. In this Jupiter lesson, students examine a diagram of the magnetic field that surrounds Jupiter.
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Curated OER

Losing An Island

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine carbon dioxide and determine the impact of greenhouse gases on the earths spheres.  In this pollution lesson students complete a lab activity to see the impact of gases on the environment, 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Barnet Atmosphere Adv Word Search Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science and language arts activity, students analyze 30 words in a word bank which pertain to the atmosphere and weather. Students find the words in a word search. The meaning of the title is unclear.
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Curated OER

The Structure of Matter

For Students 9th - 12th
In this matter activity, students compare and contrast chemical and physical properties and explain the relationship between a pure substance and a mixture. Students review the properties of metals and nonmetals. This activity has 1...
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Atoms to Molecules Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the basic structure of atoms and molecules in the Earth's crust.
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NASA

Nasa: Atoms and Molecules in Motion, States of Matter [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Everythingin the universeis either matter or energy. All matter is made of combinations of about one hundred basic building blocks, the chemical elements on the periodic table. Going a step further and breaking these elements down to...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Science of Atoms and Molecules: Nucleic Acids and Proteins

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Through this activity, learners work with macromolecules, proteins and nucleic acids. The focus is on the atomic structure of proteins, how linear polymers are made, and the surface charges of the resulting polymers. . Multiple-choice...
eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Chemistry I: Atoms and Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online biology textbook, learn about atoms and molecules as they relate to life. Find out about topics such as electrons and energy, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Atoms and Molecules

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of the introduction to the Periodic Table of the Elements, students will be introduced to the idea of atoms, molecules, and chemical reactions.
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Build Some Helium: Atoms to Molecules

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Build your own helium atom and make sure it has the correct number of protons, electrons, and neutrons on this site. Site also includes a small quiz on the topic.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electrons in Atoms and Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
A module with animations, explanations, and questions about the importance of electrons in the structure of an atom. Understand the definition and locations of electrons in the atom. Explore the role of electrons in bonding, polarity,...
Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Electrons in Atoms and Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
A model that explores why electrons are so important in chemistry. Investigate electron clouds, what happens when two atoms come together, and chemical polarity.
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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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