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Intro to 1D Kinematics with Physlets

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine illustrations and animations on a Physlets CD in which they must describe motion, analyze graphs, and calculate initial velocity. The Physlet assists in providing active class participation in discussion.
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Riparian Zones Grades 4-8

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners examine and analyze the Riparian Zones found on the edges of streams and lakes. They assess why those are such valuable ecosystems and then conduct actual field research on riparian zones and conclude by drawing conclusions from...
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Curated OER

Moisture Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of moisture and dampness on homes, clothing, and mold growth. In this moisture lesson, students discuss which certain cities are damper than others based on location and geography. They talk about the...
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Curated OER

NASA Glenn Research Center Mission : High-Speed Civil Transport (HSCT)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use World Wide Web resources to identify the problems and advantages of high-speed transportation. They download files and graphics and incorporate them into a word processed report.
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Launch Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create and launch their own paper rockets. They complete graphs to show distances. They discuss what modifications could be made to make it go further.
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Curated OER

Pitch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the concept of pitch and how it can be changed in its duration and frequency. They use rubber bands and cardboard to demonstrate different sound patterns. Students are asked to recognize how vibration varies...
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Curated OER

What brings personal jets to the masses? Lots of computing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils read an article and answer questions.  In this jet lesson plan students rank the problems facing our nation in order from most to least difficult to solve. 
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: There's Something in the Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Many kinds of gases and particles travel through, and become dispersed in air. Substances in air become concentrated in enclosed spaces. In this lesson plan to model the movement of pollutants through the air and particle concentration,...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act: 22: Retelling the Tiny Seed

For Teachers 1st
This instructional activity engages students in story retelling to Eric Carle's book, The Tiny Seed. Students will participate in interactive storytelling as they write sentences and illustrate pictures about seed travel.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: How 9/11 Changed Air Travel [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Balloon Rockets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will learn that compressed air creates pressure to propel an air balloon. Students will create a graph in their science journals based on the relationship between the number of air pumps and the distance the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: By Land, Sea or Air

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, learners learn that navigational techniques change when people travel to different places - land, sea, air and in space. For example, an explorer traveling by land uses different methods of navigation than a sailor...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Journey to Mars: Out of Thin Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discuss facts about Mars and investigate scientists' efforts to create fuel from materials found in space. Perform a simplified method of aqueous electrolysis to split water into its two chemical elements using electric current from a...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sounds Like Music

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Music can loosely be defined as organized sound. The lesson objectives, understanding sound is a form of energy, understanding pitch, understanding sound traveling through a medium, and being able to separate music from sound, can...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Forces: Balloon Car Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, teams of students build a car out of common materials which is then propelled by the release of air out of a balloon and must travel a minimum distance. The activity is then extended to a competition to build the car...

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