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Conductive Heat Transfer Experiments

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners conduct a variety of experiments to see how heat is transferred using common household objects. The teacher uses the safety plans included in the lesson plan. This is ideal for inexperienced Science teachers.
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Discovering Density

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils explore the physical properties of density. In this hands-on lesson plan, students calculate density and distinguish between intensive and extensive properties.
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It's Melting!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It's a race to the finish! Which ice cube will melt the fastest? Scholars discover the effect thermal energy has on melting ice. They experiment with melting ice cubes on different materials and learn that even at a consistent...
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Graphical Determination of Density

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners determine the density of metal shot by a graphical method using significant digits in making measurements and calculations. Students graph a seris of laboratory measurements and determine density from a mass verses volume graph.
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Heat Transfer Team Review Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
In this heat transfer worksheet, students answer one true or false question about heat and three multiple choice questions about heat transfer including conduction, convection and radiation.
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Insulators

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine properties of four types of spoons, record observations, and apply their knowledge by designing the perfect hot chocolate cup.
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Rusting-A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the rusting process in the lab. In this chemistry instructional activity, students rank metals according to their conductivity. They give real world applications of this activity.
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Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

For Students 7th - 8th
In this elements, compounds, and mixtures worksheet, students answer questions about the properties of elements, mixtures, and compounds. Students identify the physical changes that is made to a substance to determine if it is an element.
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Air Atoms

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine what happens to atoms in the air when metal atoms bump them. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Chemical Bonding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students classify compounds as ionic or covalent. In this chemical bonding lesson plan, students experiment with 6 chemical compounds. They test physical properties such as the melting point, the solubility and the electrical...
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Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Molecules

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemical bonding activity, students review the different types of bonds and calculate the number of valence electrons in molecules. This activity has 11 matching and 15 multiple choice questions.
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Heat: The Transfer of Thermal Energy

For Teachers 5th - 10th
In this heat learning exercise, students complete experiments with heat and answer short answer questions about the transfer of thermal energy. Students complete 4 questions, one chart, and one bar graph.
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Alessandro Volta: The Invention of the Voltaic Pile (The First Electric Battery)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of experiments on electricity. In this physics lesson plan, students study the work of Alessandro Volta particularly his experiment on the the Voltaic Pail. They build their own Voltaic Pile to recreate his...
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Discovering the Problem of Solid Waste

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners catagorize the types of garbage from going through a trash can provided by their teacher. They then chart the items on a graph and propose a solution to reduce the amount of garbage.
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Properties of Soil

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct investigations to test different types of soil from different regions of Texas. They make comparisons and identify the characteristics of the soil. The end product of the inquiry is a student report.
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Strange Brew: The Musical Concoctions of Cream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students distinguish between two styles of music, construct a definition of genius and describe its characteristics, critically analyze and evaluate quotations, and conduct research and present the results.
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Whatʼs the Same and Whatʼs Different?

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about radiation, convection, and conduction with a multiple choice worksheet. Each question prompts kids to decide what is different about each form of heat energy transfer, and what is the same.
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Conductors and Insulators

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this conductors and insulators instructional activity, students answer 11 questions about electrical resistance, conductance, gauge scale, and breakdown voltage.
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Minerals and Rock Cycle Review

For Students 8th - 10th
In this minerals and rocks worksheet, students answer questions about the chemistry of minerals, scratch tests, rocks and the rock cycle, and erosion and deposition.
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Passing The Heat Along

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders consider conduction. In this science lesson plan, 5th graders explore how heat passes through conductors and examine materials that contain heat.
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Insulators and Conductors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct an experiment in which they create open and closed circuits.  In this insulators and conductors lesson, students review open and closed circuits and then get in groups to make both kinds of circuit. ...
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Electrolysis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars conduct a series of experiments on water electrolysis. In this chemistry lesson, students explain what happens to the molecules during the process. They cite real world applications of electrolysis.
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The Halogens

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students answer 24 questions related to properties of halogens. They fill in the table with the correct answers and participate in teacher demo.
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The Periodic Table

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read and interpret the Periodic Table. They also make decisions on how to group and arrange different kinds of matter and draw the structure of atoms of pure elements. Finally, 8th graders contrast and compare basic...