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Can You Carry a Tune in a Bucket?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use water filled pipes to play a tune and consider the mathematics behind the sound waves. In this sound wave instructional activity, students play a tune with water filled pipes. They create a mathematical model to evaluate the...
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The Nature of Science

For Students 7th - 9th
In this nature of science worksheet, learners identify four statements as "pure" or "applied" science and they read a short story about an experiment performed by a boy. They identify various components of the experiment including the...
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Dr. Seuss Science

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars read Bartholomew and the OObleck by Dr. Seuss and experiment with solids and liquids.  In this science and reading lesson, students observe and discuss the properties of liquids and solids.  Young scholars make predictions...
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Micro-controller Principles

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Learners research micro-controllers and complete this 20 question worksheet on micro-controller circuits using schematics. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Sea Level and the Terrapin

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study the habitat of the terrapin. In this terrapin lesson plan, students create a diorama of the habitat of the terrapin. Students also simulate how it would look if people moved into the area and how predators can threaten...
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Our Inventions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students construct or draw an invention of their own design.  In this problem solving instructional activity, students define the word invention, discuss famous inventions, invetors, and how inventions come about.  Students work in...
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Gas Laws

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars perform a series of experiments on gas laws. In this chemistry instructional activity, students analyze the relationship between temperature, volume and pressure. They create a poster summarizing all the gas laws.
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Science Puzzlers, Twisters, and Teasers: The History of Life on Earth

For Students 6th - 8th
A somewhat amusing assignment, this worksheet lists statements that an ancient organism may have made and asks learners to determine what geologic era that each may have lived in. It uses witty word puzzles and fill-in-the-blank-style...
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Space

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine space in this unit of lessons. They create a KWL chart and write in their journals about space. They also examine the phases of the moon and identify the constellations.
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Bird Feeder

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students make bird feeders In this spring craft lesson, students follow the provided instructions to make peanut butter bird feeders. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Sunrise, Sunset: Apparent Motion of the Sun

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils discuss the meaning of a day and what happens to the sun as it turns to night. Then they go outside and draw the view in front of them, paying close attention to the location of the sun. Every hour they return and chart the sun's...
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Environment: Understanding Climate Impacts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners investigate the potential environmental consequences of climate change. They conduct Internet research to discover how climate change may impact certain species of animals and present their findings in a poster or skit. Students...
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Plant or Animal Matching Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this plant and animal matching instructional activity, students examine pictures of either plant or animal products before drawing a line to either a cow or a tomato plant.
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Bears, Bears, and More Bears!

For Teachers K
Students learn the different kinds of bears, discover how bears move, andlearn what bears eat. They also explore bear habitats and list the differences between real bears and imaginary or fantasy bears
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The Calendar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in an overview of solar and lunar calendars, their history and lore. Also, of the day and the month, and their relations to the rotation period of the Earth and the orbital period of the Moon.
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Creating My Personal Animal ABC Book

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on various animals. They write and create an Animal ABC book, including pictures of each animal, and each animal's phyla and class, to present to a young child.
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Is It Kinetic or Potential ?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore real life activities that demonstrate kinetic and potential energy. They, in groups, classify the activity card statements as kinetic or potential. They should also include where the potential and kinetic energy...
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How's Your Horoscope?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the concept of astrology. They compare their traits with those of standard astrological descriptions. They discuss their findings.
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DNA Week

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students perform different activities about DNA for a week in order to celebrate DNA Week and raise their awareness of DNA. The teacher is provided with a different theme for each day.
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Mouse

For Teachers 1st
First graders are exposed to a variety of texts that deal with mice. The use of the library is recommended to saturate the classroom with available books. Young students work in groups with the help of the teacher to define traits and...
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Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders classify resources as renewable or nonrenewable while playing a board game. They read King John story and discuss the story. Students explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. They play the resources game that show...
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How Fire Burns

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe teacher demonstration, discuss Fire Triangle, examine three things that fire needs to continue burning, including fuel, oxygen, and heat, and discuss how Stop, Drop, and Roll strategy is safest method of stopping...
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Classifying Living Things

For Students 5th - 6th
In this classification worksheet, students read a description of how all living things are related and describe a diagram showing how this taxonomy works. Students answer five questions related to their reading.
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Earth Day: Find All Words

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Earth Day terminology/key terms worksheet, students define, review and discuss the nine key terms associated with Earth Day.

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