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Creative Chemistry

Acids, Alkalis, and pH

For Students 9th - 12th
For this pH instructional activity, high schoolers determine how indicators work and what the pH scale is used for. High schoolers learn what happens when non-metals burn in air and metal oxides dissolve in water. This instructional...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Combustion of Alcohols

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this combustion worksheet, learners complete two problems using a table showing the amount of heat released when different alcohols burn. They then create two graphs plotting the energy release against the number of carbon atoms.
Worksheet
Curated OER

ISS-Orbit Altitude Changes

For Students 10th - 12th
In this ISS-Orbit worksheet, students read about the International Space Station and determine the altitude of the station on April 2009 given the re-boosting necessary to prevent the Space Station from burning up in the atmosphere.
Lesson Plan
Forest Foundation

Exploring Heat & Energy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How does fire keep itself going? Explore the ways that heat uses fuel and energy with a instructional activity about the fire triangle and combustion. Several activities demonstrate how heat moves from warmer objects to cooler objects,...
Activity
Novelinks

The Book Thief: Concept Analysis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Designed for teachers who plan on using Markus Zusak's  The Book Thief, this packet includes background information about the author, themes addressed in and issues raised by the novel, a list of research and project ideas, and...
Lesson Plan
PBS

The Sixties: Notes from the Ho Chi Minh Trail

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young historians research the rationales for fighting the Vietnam War, and the controversies surrounding it. They watch film clips, examine photographs, and read Lyndon B. Johnson's message to Congress to gather information for a...
Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Informational Text: Everybody Can Bike

For Students 4th Standards
A three-part assessment challenges scholars to read informational texts in order to complete three tasks. Following a brief reading, class members take part in grand conversations, complete charts, and work in small groups to research...
Lesson Plan
NOAA

Where There's Smoke, There's ...

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A remotely operated vehicle approaching a volcano was engulfed by molten sulfur where the plumes of fluids contained the highest concentrations of aluminum ever recorded. This isn't science fiction or an April fools joke, though it did...
Printables
The Science Spot

Wanted

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Wanted: Dead or Alive! Use a worksheet that features a wanted poster in your class to work on descriptive details and illustrations. A fun way to assess what kids are learning.
Activity
Re Energy

Build Your Own Biogas Generator

For Students 8th - 12th
What is biogas and how is it made? After examining background information about the sources of biogas and biogas generators, class members follow the provided information and build a biogas generator that can be used in the...
Organizer
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World Intellectual Property Organization

Learn from the Past, Create the Future: Inventions and Patents

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
3D printers, selfie sticks, smart watches. GPS, self-driving cars, YouTube. Imagine life without inventions. Believe it or not, these items were all invented in the last 10 years. Inventions, and the inventors responsible for them,...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2001 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Do pictures really last longer? A prompt from the 2001 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions asks scholars to analyze the opinion that photography actually limits people when it comes to understanding the world....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Out Of Control

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study wildfires in the United States.  In this wildfire instructional activity students read an article, make calculations and answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Producing Heat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to "Heat Wave" by Helen Ketterman and discuss the story by creating a word web with heat as the main topic. They break into groups and conduct an experiment using a thermometer to record the temperature of melting ice...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sustainable Agriculture

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students perform an experiment to find out if plants grow best when grown in soil with no fertilizer, with chemical fertilizers, or with compost that they have made themselves. Students discover how agriculture practices can benefit the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fire!, Probability, and Chaos

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students simulate a controlled forest burn using an applet. Students vary the probability of trees burning and predict what will happen.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Nutrition

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plan nutritional meals by using the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid and analyze food labels to aid in this planning. Using a slice of Wonderbread they discover what a calorie means, and that being active means burning up more...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Joshua Puzzle

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Joshua word search puzzle, students identify terms related to Joshua in the Bible. Examples of words include Jericho, fear, and burn. A list of 18 words is provided to assist students in their search.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Where Does Our Rubbish Go?

For Students 5th
For this environmental issues worksheet, 5th graders read a two page text with photographs and statistics about the 3 methods of getting rid of trash: recycling, burning, burying. There are no questions to answer but there are some...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Healthful Eating

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners read a story about how cartoon characters are partially to blame for American's obesity problem, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this healthful eating lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Cursive Tracing Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this alphabet awareness worksheet, students practice tracing the cursive letters that spell the 3 fire safety terms: adjective, burn and candles.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Dotted Tracing Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this fire safety vocabulary worksheet, students trace three fire safety words. Students trace the words adapt, burn, and candles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Experimenting with Peanuts

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students investigate peanuts. In this science lesson, students explore the properties of the peanut and shell. Students burn a peanut to observe the peanut oil. Students taste test different types of peanut butter.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nutrition and Fitness

For Teachers K - 7th
Students explore nutrients found in foods. In this health lesson, students discuss the importance of a healthy diet and exercise. Students track the number of calories burned during various forms of exercise.

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