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Electricity
In this electricity worksheet, learners review what makes up electricity by filling in the blanks of 18 statements with terms from a word bank. Students then complete a crossword puzzle by placing 12 terms into the puzzle.
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Primary/Elementary Activity: Energy in Food
In this food energy instructional activity, students rank the foods by the amount of energy they think the various food items have in them. Students then answer the 4 questions about food energy.
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Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares
Students apply concepts of magnetism to help them understand the production of solar flares. For this solar flare lesson, students complete activities and graphic organizers to help them learn about magnetic fields on the surface of the...
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Resistance
For this resistance worksheet, students use batteries, a breadboard, washers and more to make a parallel circuit and create resistance. Students then answer 7 questions.
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How Many Pancake Tortoises
In this mathematics lesson, 3rd graders estimate how many pancake tortoises they think it will take to reach the height of a giraffe. Students watch a video and take notes before they begin the estimation process
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Discovery Science Center Activities
Fourth graders complete a variety of experiments to meet science goals. In this life sciences instructional activity, 4th graders make yogurt, discover the attraction of opposite charges in electricity, learn the effects of...
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Design Project: Power Inverter
For this physics worksheet, students design and build a power inverter given a schematic diagram. They answer 3 short answer questions about the circuit they created.
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Reading distance on maps
Eighth graders complete worksheets on reading the distance on maps in miles or kilometers. In this maps lesson plan, 8th graders use a calculator and ruler.
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Triangle and Circle Trigonometry
In this Pre-calculus/Trigonometry worksheet, students apply advanced triangle and circle trigonometry to solve application problems. The three page worksheet contains sixteen problems. Answers are not included.
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Fractions Two-Step Word Problems-Mixed Numbers
In this fractions worksheet, students complete word problems containing fractions and mixed numbers. Students complete 12 problems.
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Magic Mountain Coaster Computation
Students use the Internet to do research on the roller coasters at Magic Mountain Amusement Park. They must use mathematical formulas to calculate the highest and fastest coaster at the park.
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How BIG is 400?
Learners solve problems using dimensional analysis. In this chemistry instructional activity, students choose a problem and present it in class. The rest of the class will evaluate the solved problem on the board.
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Math - Design a Ship
Learners design a ship. They calculate square footage and draw their ship to scale. They build models of their ships.
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Record the Data and Find the Averages
Students record the daily outdoor temperature as well as the number of minutes of sunlight per day over a determined period. They calculate the average temperature and minutes of sunlight per day and post their data on the project website.
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Fahrenheit vs Celsius
Students make a thermometer and write a paragraph about how they did it.
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Water Quality Monitoring
Pupils comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...