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Differences Between Ground and Air Temperatures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the differences between air temperature and ground temperature.  In this investigative lesson students find NASA data on the Internet and use it to create a graph. 
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Determining Acids and Bases

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use purple cabbage indicator to test five know substances for acidic/alkaline balance. They discuss the safety precautions required both inside and outside a lab in handling acids and bases.
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Why is the Ocean Salty?

For Students 6th - 10th
In this ocean salt worksheet, students read about the processes that have lead to the salt content in the ocean. Then students complete 5 short answer questions.
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Tomography

For Students 6th - 12th
In this tomography activity, students read about how tomography is used to help oceanographers learn more about the Earth's surface below the ocean. Students complete 3 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Quiz: Weather Terminology #2

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the weather. Students respond to ten fill in the blank questions regarding weather terminology.
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Solutions Worksheet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a worksheet on solutes in chemistry. They are given an equation in order to find the total mass solution, molarity, and molality.
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SAT Sentence Completion Practice Test 08

For Students 10th - 12th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the answer that best completes the sentence.  Students have 10 minutes to complete 12 questions in this SAT practice worksheet.
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Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 12th
In this thermodynamics worksheet, students learn about insulators and conductors. Students compare the three ways thermal energy is transferred: conduction, convection, and radiation. This worksheet has 22 matching, 1 multiple choice, 3...
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Solubility and Bonding I and II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment with solubility and bonding.
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Building New Landforms

For Students 6th - 9th
In this landform worksheet, students read 6 paragraphs about the process the Dutch used to build new landforms and threats they face today. After reading the background information, students complete 3 short answer questions regarding...
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Frozen Out

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how climate changes affect top predators in Arctic marine ecosystems. Students complete a worksheet and write a report based on their responses to a scientific paper.
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Direct, Inverse and Joint Variation

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders identify, create and solve word problems involving inverse variation. In this algebra lesson, 11th graders solve problems using direct, inverse and joint variation. They identify problems using these methods.
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Finding Your Way On the Farm

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the food industry by viewing a presentation about farming. In this farming geography lesson, 3rd graders view globes and maps while identifying the prime geographical locations for fertile land. Students view a...
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Interactive Notes-"Electricity"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore electricity.  In this interactive electricity lesson, students create static electricity with balloons, observe the rate at which ice melts to identify conductors and insulators, and create a static charge. ...
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The Good, The Bad, and the Arctic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the social, economic and environmental consequences that might result from Arctic climate change. Students identify and discuss at least three consequences.
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Let's Take a Rock Apart!

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine a crushed rock and sort the minerals they find in that rock by color and other properties.
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Boat Design

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students build a boat and make predictions. In this geometry lesson, students design a cargo boat. They must show that the boat they designed can carry the cargo.
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Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
For this matter worksheet, students are given 10 sentences with italicized terms that are wrong. Students correct the terms to appropriately fit the sentences. Topics are related to matter such as physical and chemical properties,...
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Ocean Currents Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ocean worksheet, students complete a 13 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about ocean currents. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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How Does Convection Happen in Our Atmosphere?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore convection and how it happens in the earth's atmosphere.
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Vocab Science Chapter 1

For Students 10th - 11th
In this word search worksheet, students locate 20 words related to science. The word list includes volume, mixture, and solute.
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Sixth Grade Science Test

For Students 6th
In this science activity, 6th graders take a multiple choice quiz about matter, properties, electricity, and more. Students complete 30 questions total.
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What's In Crude Oil?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate crude oil. In this crude oil instructional activity, students investigate fractional distillation and use this technique to separate two liquids.
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Coral Bleaching in the Caribbean

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use authentic satellite data on the NASA website to determine when the sea surface temperature meets the criteria to induce coral bleaching.