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The History of Life

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this history of life worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 11 clues given. Then students review how paleontologists use fossils to learn more about past living things...
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Half Life Analogy

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explain half life. In this hands on activity, 8th graders use licorice to explain radioactive decay and graph their results.
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Organic Chemistry II Exam 3

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, students determine which compound is the most acidic in each multiple choice question. Then they determine what the major product would be in each of the reactions stated on the sheet.
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Channel Islands Film

Arlington Springs Man: Lesson Plan 2

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
West of the West's documentary Arlington Springs Man and a two-page scientific article about the same topic provide the text for a reading comprehension exercise that asks individuals to craft a one page summary of information gathered...
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Determining the Age of Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating instructional activity, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Identifying the Relationship Between Black Carbon and the Weather

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the relationship between black carbon and the weather.  In this investigative instructional activity students compare samples of black carbon with a color-scale and analyze others samples. 
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Current Earthquake Activity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders record any earthquake activity throughout the school year on various maps. In groups, they identify a map locating the points given to them by their teacher. To end the lesson, they add the date, strength and damage to each...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Deep History of Life on Earth

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Take it all the way back! Young scientists discover the changes that took place from the time Earth became solid to present day through an interesting interactive. The resource guides users through key events that have shaped our world...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Using the Scientific Process to Study Human Evolution

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Did humans and dinosaurs coexist? How do we know? Scholars dig in to the tools and methods researchers used to study the process of human evolution by watching a slideshow with embedded video clips. Pupils learn the importance of asking...
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Exponential Decay

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Students study exponential decay and its application to radiocarbon dating. In this exponential decay lesson, students use candy to model the time it takes for something to decay. Students also graph the data they collect and describe...
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Dinosaur I Finding And Dating

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate how long dinosaurs lived on Earth and how that compare to how long man has been on Earth. They discover how scientists excavate fossils.
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Arbor Day Foundation

Trees are Terrific...Inside and Out!

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Trees are the star of a three-step unit celebrating Arbor Day. Step one takes an in-depth look into the structure of a tree, the process of photosynthesis, and the benefits of the leafy giants. Step two challenges scholars to create a...
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Air Pollution

For Students 7th - 9th
In this air pollution worksheet, students match 10 terms related to acid rain, pollution, and smog to their definitions. They complete 5 puzzles to create words related to air pollution by combining 2 terms.
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Exploring Renewable Energy Through Graphs and Statistics

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify different sources of renewable and nonrenewable energy. In this math lesson plan, learners calculate their own carbon footprint based on the carbon dioxide they create daily. They use statistics to analyze data on...
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Human Body Series - Respiratory System - Captain Oxygen Storyboard

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Kids love superheroes, and for this assignment they create a comic about Captain Oxygen! Direct your class to make sure that their knowledge of the respiratory system is displayed through the dialogue. Note that though the publisher has...
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Cornell University

Sometimes You Behave Like a WAVE, Sometimes You Don't!

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Electromagnetic radiation behaves like both a wave and a particle. Help classes explore this concept through a lab investigation. Young scientists create optical interference patterns on a glass slide using a carbon layer. They analyze...
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Towson University

Looking Backwards, Looking Forward

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How do scientists know what Earth's climate was like millions of years ago? Young environmental scholars discover how researchers used proxy data to determine the conditions present before written record. Grouped pupils gain experience...
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MOBILITY, Traveling Lightly: What’s My Footprint?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students calculate their carbon footprint. In this environmental technology lesson, students listen to a lecture on climate change. Students brainstorm solutions to reduce environmental impact based on travel options. Students calculate...
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Absolute Ages of Rocks

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ages of rock instructional activity, students review the processes involved with determining the ages of rocks which includes the radioactive decay of carbon-14. This instructional activity has 5 matching and 5 short answer...
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Life Substance

For Students 9th - 12th
In this life substances worksheet, students will review carbon atoms, monosaccharides, dissaccharides, polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. This worksheet has 4 true or false and 17 matching questions.
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How Do We Measure Absolute Time?-Geologic Clocks

For Students 7th - 10th
In this absolute time worksheet, students define radiometric dating, tree rings and varves as means to measure absolute time. They are given information about each of these methods of dating.
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Chapter 12 Review, Mixed Review: Solutions

For Students 9th - 12th
Although there are only six questions on this chemistry handout, it makes a thorough review of solutions. Novices explain why a compound is not an electrolyte, identify types of compounds, and calculate moles, grams, and molalilties in...
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Changing Planet: Fading Corals

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Show the six-minute video, "Changing Planet: Fading Corals," and then demonstrate how calcium carbonate forms a precipitate in the presence of carbon dioxide. Separate your scientists into small groups to gather information about coral...
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Crafting a Fair Climate Agreement

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Evaluate the effectiveness of Kyoto Protocol in addressing the issue of global warming. In this global warming lesson, learners compare the pros and cons of the cap-and-trade system versus a carbon tax, as well as other possible...

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