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Timing the Tides
Students collect data and describe how and why the high and low tides change from day to day. In exploring tides lesson plan students study tides by taking notes, recording data and analyzing their findings.Â
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Momentum And Colliding Spheres
Students explain that mass times velocity equals momentum. They investigate the impacts of collisions and their results and determine the vector of an incident.
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Magnets
Students explore the different types of magnets and their common uses. In this magnets instructional activity students create their own magnets.Â
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AIR PRESSURE
Sixth graders identify air pressure and how it affects objects. They experiment with one hard boiled egg in a bottle and the affects of air pressure on the egg.
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Spring is Sprung
Students participate in a science experiment that shows them how water moves around in plants. They see how food coloring moves up a celery stalk to simulate how water moves up through roots in plants. They make predictions before the...
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Word Search: About Magnets
In this magnet activity students locate 12 words and mark them in the puzzle. Each word pertains to magnets, and the word search is shaped like a magnet.
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Make a Bouncy Custard Ball
In this science experiment worksheet, students mix borax, custard powder (pudding mix?), glue and water to make a bouncy ball. Students carry out bouncing and stretching investigations.
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Magnets and Springs
Students explore magnetic attraction. In this magnets lesson, students participate in an interactive whiteboard activity in which objects are dragged onto a virtual table and categorized as to whether they are "repelled" or "attracted"...
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Solar System: The Four Inner Planets and Earth's Moon and Astronauts
Second graders read THe Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. In this language arts and science lesson, 2nd graders explore the four inner planets. Students view the inner planets using Google Earth.
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IS MASS THE SAME AS WEIGHT?
Students see the difference between weight and mass when they examine the method of measuring each of them.
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Motion and Gravity
Third graders make parachutes to learn about gravity and the science process. In this gravity lesson, 3rd graders create parachutes and observe their flight in air. Students discuss wind and gravity for the activity.
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Experiments
In this experiments worksheet, students determine the weight and mass of different objects. Students review variables in an experiment. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions and 11 problems to solve.
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Environmental Education
Second graders examine how their choices affect the environment. They identify different types of pollution and its source. They ask questions to end the lesson.
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Machines: Useful But Dangerous
First graders study, observe, and use a simple machine. They study necessary safety and review posted safety rules related to using a machine and identify strategies for reporting any accidents or injuries.