Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wacky Water Critters

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners visit a local creek or stream. They collect water samples from the creek and observe and sort the "water critters" they find in the sample, observing smaller organisms under a microscope if necessary. They identify each organism...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Build a Bubble-Powered Rocket

For Students 5th - 8th
In this law of action and reaction worksheet, students build a bubble powered rocket using a film canister, paper and effervescing tablets to create bubbles inside the canister of the rocket. The pressure inside causes the canister to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pop Rockets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study Newton's Third Law of Motion which involves action and reaction. They discover what makes a rocket go and then design and construct a rocket that will launch the furthest using the pressure created by an antacid tablet...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keep it Bottled Up: Linear Rates of Pressure Increase

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils explore linear functions in this instructional activity when they collect and analyze data as a chemical reaction proceeds. Learners record pressure versus time data and model the data as a linear function. They also examine the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vision Props of Signed Numbers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the concept of titration. In this titration lesson, students observe acid and alkaline reacting. Students discuss pH factor, measuring acidity, neutrality, and alkalinity of liquids. Students put the pH of liquids on a...
Activity
Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Pop Rockets

For Students 3rd - 8th
An experiment where students launch a simple rocket using a film canister, water, and an antacid tablet.