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Science Treasure Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science treasure hunt activity, students respond to 30 question cards regarding materials and magnetism. Students record their answers on the answer sheet. grid.
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Let's Talk Trash

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify class and types of materials in our environment.  In this investigative lesson students work in groups to process information about what actions should be taken concerning solid waste.
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Conductor or Insulator? Word Find

For Students 4th - 6th
In this conductor/insulator learning exercise, students find conductors in a word find, coloring them green and find insulators, coloring those red. Answers are included.
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Modeling the Seasons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the seasons and their attributes. In this geography lesson plan, students create a 3-D model of the Earth that showcases the elliptical travel of the Earth that causes seasons.
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Baseball Activity: Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of motion. In this hands-on physics lesson, students examine how the construction of baseballs and the temperature they are stored at affect their bounce.
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Making a Battery and Energy Transformation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders determine what makes a battery work. In this battery lesson, 7th graders brainstorm ideas about how they think batteries provide energy. They perform an experiment in which they work as a team to assemble a battery. They...
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All About Blood and the Heart (Human Body for Children)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this anatomy activity, students learn about the heart and it's characteristics. Students monitor their heartbeat in an experiment and then answer a series of questions about what they found.
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Garbage Pizza

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concept of waste management. In this recycling lesson, 4th graders identify materials that must be landfilled as well as items that may be recycled or reused.
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Clothing Matters

For Students 4th - 6th
In this natural resources worksheet, students discuss what their clothes are made from after reading the labels found on their clothes. Students fill in a chart with the data they collect.
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Plates Everybody Can Make

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students create hand-built plates. In this sculpting activity, students use textured slab molds and plate drape molds to create a plate. Students use texture tools and paint to design their plate.
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Air Atoms

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation instructional activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine what happens to atoms in the air when metal atoms bump them. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Because of Winn Dixie: Water Management Practices

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book Because of Winn Dixie and define the characters, setting, and plot. In this Winn Dixie lesson plan, 4th graders also identify quality water management techniques addressed in the story.
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Healthy Halloween Treats

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the concept of healthy treats. In this healthy food lesson, students read ingredients and create healthy Halloween treats.  Students also practice the skill of congruent shapes by drawing healthy foods. 
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Principles of Flight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the principles of flight. In this flight lesson, students construct a model plane and investigate the forces acting on the flier. They will measure the thrust and calculate the stored energy.
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Underwater Animals

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners investigate mammals and blubber. In this science lesson abut the sea, students perform an experiment that will help them in discovering how blubber keeps sea mammals warm.
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Particle Size and Oil Production

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars investigate how permeable different materials are. In this physics lesson, students determine what affects permeability and how permeability relates to oil production.
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Phases of the Moon Flipbook

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a flipbook. In this phases of the moon instructional activity, 3rd graders examine how the moon changes and phases occur.  Students create their own flipbook of the phases of the moon using file cards to create...
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Is It? At School

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this naming items at school online worksheet, students look at clip art pictures of items such as rulers, computers, a globe, and a desk. They answer yes or no when asked, "Is it a ...?" They answer by ticking each box in 7 questions.
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Temperature and Pressure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers conduct an experiment to determine the relationship between pressure and temperature. In this physical science lesson, students collect data and graph them. They compare the results of Celsius and Fahrenheit...
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Constructing Earthquake-Proof Buildings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine different materials and design options that can affect the durability of a building.  In this investigative lesson students conduct several earthquake experiments. 
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Egging It

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover scientific processes by conducting an experiment in class. In this osmosis lesson, 6th graders utilize eggs, cooking ingredients, string and plastic cups to create an experiment in which they watch the exchange of...
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Where Does He/She Work

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this work worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences about where people in the pictures work. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Moving and Working in Space

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners complete four tasks with certain restrictions. In this astronomy lesson, students explore different ways that astronauts can anchor and maneuver in space. They recognize the challenges they face from day to day.
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Weather Tools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Earth science by participating in a weather identification activity. In this scientific instrument lesson, students identify several weather related tools such as the weather vane, thermometer and rain gauge. Students...

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