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Animated Chemical Bonding

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students demonstrate their understanding of a chemical process.  In this exploratory lesson students create a clay animation that shows how a specific type of chemical bond. 
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Apple: Bare to Pick

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars investigate the seasons of the apple tree. In tree seasons instructional activity, students use a sun model and a globe to study the tilt of the Earth to create the seasons. Young scholars discuss the tilt and the seasons....
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Pop Bottle Terrarium

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars make terrariums out of bottles, pebbles, cuttings from other plants, and water. For this terrarium lesson plan, students learn about recycling by using household items to make terrariums.
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Fling It

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the best design using technology. In this science lesson, students construct a freestanding object with specific materials to be able to shoot a ping pong ball and a marshmallow. They have to adjust and...
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Biosphere

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the basic biosphere and its components.  In this ecology lesson plan students complete several experiments including designing a system that is balanced to sustain life.
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Algae Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students describe the characteristics of algae. In this biology instructional activity, students perform a series of experiment to explore algae. They investigate the basic things algae need to survive.
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Mold

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore mold, the different types and the health risks that they pose.  In this mycelium lesson students grow different molds and see which type of foods mold the fastest. 
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Enzymes

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore enzymes and what can inhibit and act as a catalyst for them.  In this enzymes lesson students complete experiments on enzyme properties.
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Ionocraft Lifter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the different types of lifters through a series of activities. In this physics instructional activity, students explain the mechanics involved in the lifter designs. They compare aluminum versus zinc lifters.
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Meteors

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the different types of meteorite using an interactive website. In this earth science lesson, students simulate how meteors crash on a surface. They relate meteor size to crater size.
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Corrosion & Rust

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how and when rust and corrosion occur.  For this corrosion lesson students complete an experiment to see why metals rust. 
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Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a water filter according to given criteria. I this chemistry lesson, students evaluate the importance of water in their lives. They develop a book or brochure on the water treatment process.
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Thanksgiving Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Here are some fun and educational Thanksgiving lesson plans.
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Chloroplasts

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study chloroplasts, their structure and evolution.  For this photosynthesis lesson students experiment with polarized light and the production of chlorophyll.
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Miniature Water Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct a model of the water cycle in action using two-liter pop bottles to build a terrarium. Locate examples of evaporation and condensation in the water cycle (e.g., water evaporates when heated and clouds or dew forms when...
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Is Your Blue Really Blue? [Metamerism]

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students learn fundamentals about color perception, and explain the phenomenon called "metamerism". Students learn the three basic components of color perception: light source, illuminated colored object, and the light detector.
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Fiber Optics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the uses of optical fibers, are exposed to the principles of refraction and total internal reflection, solve problems relating to the design of fiber optic cables, and compare them to copper transmission lines.
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Investigation 7 - Plants In Soil

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain how the components of soil effect plant growth. They brainstorm different kinds of materials that plants could use for structural support. They design an experiment to show that plants can grow without soil.
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Stop the Bleeding

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore various parts of the heart and blood vessels . They begin with an overview of the components of the cardiovascular system. They see a cross section of an artery and watch how a blood clot develops.
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Crops 1: Where Does Food Come From?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn where the food they eat comes from.
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Crops 2: What Plants Need to Grow

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the kinds of things that plants need to grow well.
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The 1980s Series - Graffiti

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students explore life and work of Keith Waring, and create their own "Graffiti Wall" in the classroom.
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Find the Epicenter

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders visit the Virtual Earthquake Web site and complete activities that demonstrate how geologists locate the epicenters of earthquakes. The site uses actual data from historic earthquakes.
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Over the Rainbow with Isaac Newton

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study rainbows and do an interdisciplinary assignment that includes poetry and a science experiment.

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