Channel Islands Film
Island Rotation: Lesson Plan 3
How far have California's Channel islands moved? What was the rate of this movement? Class members first examine data that shows the age of the Hawaiian island chain and the average speed of the Pacific Plate. They then watch West of the...
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Navigating by the Numbers
Middle schoolers observe how math is important in navigation and engineering. They study how surveyors use math and science to calcute, count, measure, label, and indicate distances on a map. They estimate specific distances.
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The Effects of Light Intensity and Wavelength on the Rate of Photosynthesis
Students use an on line website to simulate the effects of light intensity and wavelength on photosynthesis. In this photosynthesis lesson plan, students determine how wavelength of light and intensity of light affect the rate at which...
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Rusting-A Form of Oxidation
Students conduct an experiment to observe oxidation. For this chemistry lesson, students explain how rusting happens. They rank metals according to their conductivity.
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Rusting-A Form of Oxidation
High schoolers observe the rusting process in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students rank metals according to their conductivity. They give real world applications of this activity.
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Bubble Gum Chemistry
Students explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data lesson, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Students graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
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Rusting: A Form of Oxidation
Students observe and record the corrosive nature of oxidation-reduction reactions, and determine the electro-chemical series of selected metals.
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Micro-Magic With Sticky Ions
Students view a video about the formation of precipitates. They complete a worksheet that asks them to identify what makes a compound form and what holds it together.