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Spuds in Space
Students explore the effects of velocity on an object when it collides with another object. They design and outfit a potato astronaut in a spacesuit to withstand the hazards of high velocity impacts from space debris and meteoroids.
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The Sum of All Thrills
Learners make a bungee cord. In this potential and kinetic energy instructional activity, students work in groups to create a bungee cord for an egg. Learners evaluate and test their cord. After performing the experiment the students...
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One-Way Valves
Students explore how the heart pumps blood through its valves. They observe fluid moving through a one-way valve and build a model of a valve. in addition, they explore biotechnology design.
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A Mysterious Roll-Back Can
Students explore Newton and his Second Law by observing a demonstration involving a can that rolls away, then rolls back to where it started. They construct their own Come Back Can and describe how the cans work.
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The Mitten by Jan Brett
Students hear the story "The Mitten," by Jan Brett. After, students retell the story through a variety of different dramatic play activities.
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Making Music and Playing the Blues
Students research how musical instruments have changed over time. They discover how math is used in music. They describe musical instruments from photographs as well.
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Bungee Man Lab
Students explore the motion of a toy bungee jumper using the scientific method. They view a video of a bungee jumper and discuss what can be measured about a bungee jump. Students discuss the scientific mehtod and how to design an...
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Music Time
Students explore several different music-related jobs by role playing activities that portray each job. In this music careers lesson plan, students plan a performance where all of them have a specific music related job.
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Kinds of Energy
In this kinds of energy worksheet, students read about potential energy, kinetic energy, and momentum. They answer four multiple choice questions about what they read.
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Determination of Tensile Stress-Strain Common Properties in Materials
Students demonstrate the relationship between stress and strain, then graph stress-strain curves for various common materials. Students interpret graphed results and discuss differences in mechanical properties of materials.
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Human Body
Fifth graders determine what muscles do and identify the different types. In this muscle instructional activity, 5th graders discuss what they know about muscles before looking at the book, The Human Body by Jonathan Miller. They take a...
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Build Your Own Car
Learners design and build their own cars. In this physics instructional activity, students test their car's speed and make changes when necessary. They graph data and analyze results.
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Tendon Damage from Steroids
Students explain how using steroids can create problems for tendons in your body.
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Plastics and Rubber: What's the Difference?
Students observe how to classify things into groups based on physical properties. In this plastic and rubber instructional activity students group and sort items to help them to better identify properties.
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Touchy Feely Bags
Students reach into the bag and grab an object. They should try to identify the object without looking in the bag or pulling the object out of the bag.
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First Aid
Fifth graders participate in first aid demonstrations. In this first aid lesson plan, the students answer questions and participate in demonstrations focusing on common household first aid conditions. The teacher poses first aid...