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What Living Things Need

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils apply the process of scientific inquiry to explore how living things are dependent on one another for survival. They match animals with their generalized food source. Students predict what happens to the organisms when their...
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What Do Parts Do?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the components of the scientific inquiry method. In groups, they identify and describe the components and functions of all of the parts of a plant. Using a diagram, they label the parts of the plant chosen and share...
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The Importance of Detailed Procedures in Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the importance of clear communication in scientific exploration. In pairs, they write clear directions for an everyday activity for their partner to read and follow.
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Scientific Inquiry, Episode 1

For Teachers K - 5th
Students look at ways to help the environment. In this recycling instructional activity, students watch a video on pollution and then collect trash at their school. They create posters to share with the school about the importance of...
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Have a Ball with Bernoulli

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate Bernoulli's Principle. In this Bernoulli's Principle lesson, 3rd graders examine blowing air through a tube and the movement of the ball. Students make inquiries into what effect the air has on the ball and...
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SAFETY KNOWLEDGE BASE CHANGES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research and formulate a hypothesis for research to correlate changing safety regulations in regards to personal and environmental safety polices for storage, handling and disposal of chemicals, risk involved in...
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Zoom Out

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners explore visual perception and how objects change as distance changes. In this distance and vision lesson plan, students practice their scientific inquiry skills. Learners practice drawing objects from different points of view in...
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Scientific Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the process of scientific inquiry. They develop twenty questions, categorize the questions, develop a research proposal, analyze data, draw conclusions, and explain how their research connects to the state standards.
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Bird airport control

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the various species of birds found in the wetlands. Students observe and record the key skills involved in scientific inquiry. Students handle and interpret data gathered on a field trip which reveals patterns and...
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What Can You Make of It?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the various uses of a paper cup. In this scientific inquiry lesson, students investigate various ways to use a paper cup by identifying its characteristics. Students sketch their discovery.
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Science As Inquiry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice problem solving through the inquiry approach. They are divided into small groups and given various problems to folve regarding the germination of radish seeds.
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Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in scientific inquires regarding the concepts of photosynthesis and cell respiration. In this photosynthesis and cell respiration lesson, 5th graders describe the process of photosynthesis with relation to...
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Respect--The Data: A Closer Look

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the steps in the scientific method process. For this science lesson, students identify warning signs that someone is in an abusive dating relationship. They evaluate the credibility of information sources.
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Moon Craters Lab

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore characteristics of mass. For this scientific inquiry about mass lesson, students drop rocks of different weights from various heights and record the depth of the "crater" created.  Students record their findings on a...
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Cody's Science Education Zone

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe a scientific experiment and pose a hypothesis. In this scientific inquiry instructional activity, students make predictions about the combination of alcohol in water and how it will affect a floating ice cube.
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Home Sweet Home

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students enjoy investigating and becoming aware of the habitats around them. They record their observations in scientific journals. Data collection can take the form of a simple drawing or taking digital photos or videos in the habitats...
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Investigating the Relationship of Mass to Volume

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the relationship of mass to volume. In this physical science lesson, 3rd graders participate in an investigation with a several materials and measure the mass and volume using scientific tools. Students discuss and...
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Introduction To Fractals: an Inquiry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars evaluate a playful case study about a dog searching for fetching sticks to identify the steps in the science inquiry method. They read the case study and fill in a worksheet with the examples of questions, observations...
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Refining the Why? Turning Student Questions into Research

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Middle schoolers have years of experience when it comes to how their bodies work. Surely they have some questions as well. Here is an opportunity for them to practice the scientific method in an attempt to answer some of those questions....
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What it means to be a scientist and What is the Scientific Process?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read an article and describe the scientific method.  In this scientific process lesson, students compare basic science and applied science. Middle schoolers discuss ideas such as team work, application of an idea, how...
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Atoms Can Be Rearranged to Make Different Molecules

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Uncover the building blocks of the universe as budding chemists explore atoms and molecules in an exciting inquiry-based activity. Investigators view an interactive video describing the chemical structure of six molecules. Using...
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Web It

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars study spider webs. In this lesson on spiders, students carefully examine spider webs and try to determine how a spider web works to trap the spider's prey without the spider sticking to his own web.
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Balloon-Powered Car

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Attractive and logical instructions are provided for constructing a balloon-powered car. Young physical scientists measure the distance their car travels and record it on a pre-printed data sheet. The make alterations to improve the...
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Class Activity: BOUNCE!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Kinematic equations are used to calculate the velocity and momentum of different types of balls bounced on different surfaces. The lesson plan is detailed and provides a materials list, background information, and procedures....

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