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Creative Chemistry

What is the Percentage of Copper in "Copper" Coins?

For Students 9th - 12th
Whether in the UK or the US, the mass of the copper in a copper alloy penny can be determined. If you are in the US, note that on the lab sheet, a penny is identified as a "1p piece." The penny is dissolved by young chemists in nitric...
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Hooray for Hand-Me-Downs!

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Youngsters learn how "hand-me-downs" can help save money while practicing math word problems with this fun learning center activity.
Worksheet
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The Dollars and Cents of Research

For Students 7th - 9th
In this cost o research worksheet, students calculate the costs to pay professors to do research, they determine the costs for equipment needed for research and they calculate the amount of money needed to support research through...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

The Amazing Mundo

For Students 6th - 12th
Rocks and minerals are great on their own, but they also turn into some pretty amazing stuff! An online lesson explains the different types of materials we get from rocks and minerals, including glass, plastic, and coins. An embedded...
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Putting Your Money to Work

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create a collect data on expenses. In this algebra lesson, students create a spreadsheet to solve scientific equations. They incorporate math, science and technology in this lesson.
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Transition Metals (II)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss transition metals, their properties, and where they are located on the periodic table as well as why transition metals are ideal for coins. After discussion, they conduct an experiment using copper in the form of old...
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Profit From Pumpkins

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders cut open a pumpkin. For this math lesson, 3rd graders complete the worksheet "From Seed to Pumpkin" and then clean out their pumpkins to see how many seeds are in it.
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Chicago Botanic Garden

The Carbon Cycle

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
There is 30 percent more carbon in the atmosphere today than there was 150 years ago. The first lesson in the four-part series teaches classes about the carbon cycle. Over two to three days, classes make a model of the cycle,...
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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

A Classroom Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Create a scaled model of our solar system in your classroom! Scholars work collaboratively to build paper mache planets and hang them in their proper position to showcase each planet's location in the solar system.   
Activity
Michigan State University

Friend or Foe?

For Teachers K - 6th
What one person thinks is a pest may not be a pest to someone else. Here, scholars examine the characteristics of living things and pests through grand conversation and a variety of activities. Class members play a game of pest or not a...
eBook
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Utah Open Textbook: Chemistry

For Students 9th - 12th
Technology can help save money and add convenience. The resource offers a free textbook for a complete Chemistry course. The text begins with a review of the scientific method and continues to explain topics such as chemical bonding,...
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Coin Lab

For Students 7th - 9th
In this experimental design worksheet, students experiment with three coins, a dropper and water. They determine how many drops of water they can put on each coin. They answer questions about their experiment and they design an...
Worksheet
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Genetics with a Smile

For Students 8th - 10th
In this genetics worksheet, students are given two coins that they mark with a "F" and a "M" to represent parents. They flip the coins to determine the genotype and phenotype of the offspring for twelve traits. They also use the coin to...
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Sinking and Floating

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine why some objects float or sink. In this physics lesson, students engage in several mini-experiments which challenge them to draw their own conclusions regarding why certain objects sink or float. An example of one...
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Melt and Pour Soap Recipes

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are able to make many differnt kinds of soaps. They are told that they must purchase a pre-made melt and pour soap base from a craft supplier, melt it, add soap colorants and fragrances and otherr additives as you like and...
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Beyond Benign

PPM

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The 15th lesson in the series of 24 helps your classes understand the ppm (part per million) unit of measure. First, scholars experiment with food coloring to determine concentrations before applying their findings to calculate...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Galileo and His Telescope

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Learn about Galileo Galilei's contribution to modern science with a reading passage that focuses on reading comprehension. After kids read several paragraphs about his life, they answer five questions about the information they have just...
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Fighting Corrosion to Save an Ancient Greek Bronze

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on lesson. As pupils place a penny in water with salt, they observe the changes in the penny throughout a period of a week. They then analyze the pre-conservation and the...
Worksheet
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Levers 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this levers worksheet, learners follow directions to making levers with a ruler, weights, pennies, and more. Students then see how much force is needed when adding more weights.
Worksheet
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Levers 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this levers worksheet, students conduct an experiment on lifting levers including materials such as pennies, stickers, pencils, and weights. Students then answer 2 questions about what they found.
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Measuring Matter

For Teachers 4th
Explore various types of measurement with fourth graders. They will practice using balance pans to measure the weight of a coin and a graduated cylinder to determine the displacement volume for a bolt. The metric system will be the focus...
PPT
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Making Energy: ATP

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The main concepts behind how ATP transfers energy are explained in this Ap Biology PowerPoint. The diagrams convey the information that students need for any test regarding phosphorylation. The steps are clear, and should help...
PPT
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The Point is to Make ATP

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Storing and transferring energy is explained here with reference to the fight or flight response, along with the need for activity in times of lowered nutrition. This is a great summary of ATP applications, and after the multiple stages...
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Sounds Like Science- Bottle Organ

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars investigate the relationship between pitches and notes. For this musical pitches and notes lesson, students use different sized bottles, water, and sugar to demonstrate different sounds. Young scholars create musical notes.

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