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Making Energy "trails"

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore ten different stations that demonstrate either chemical, kinetic, or mechanical energy. They examine the way energy is transferred during each station's hands-on activity. Stations include vinegar and baking soda,...
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Energy, Work and Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the differences between potential and kinetic energy.  In this physics lesson students view a video and apply what they learn about energy to apply it to real world situations. 
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Energy in the Round - Solar

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars identify and define terms related to solar energy by playing a class game. In this solar energy lesson, students use provided cards to play a class game. They read the "I have ... Who has" card relating to solar energy and...
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Energy Resources Scavenger Hunt

For Students 6th - 8th
In this environment activity, students complete each of the statements with its correct energy resource. They identify and name various types of plants and rocks. Students also identify and explain how fertilizer works and how it can be...
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Food Energy and Nutrients

For Students 10th - 11th
In this food energy and nutrients worksheet, students fill in the blank and complete a chart with information about food energy and essential nutrients needed for the body. Using the Nelson text, students complete a chart about...
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Energy Conversion in Electricity – Resistors and Circuits

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners explore electrical energy. In this electricity lesson, students design and build a large circuit in order to determine whether circuit size correlates with the light of a bulb.
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The Energy of Music

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how engineers use sound energy. They participate in hands-on activities in which they discover how we know sound exists. They identify different pitches and frequencies as well.
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Alternative Energy Part II - Lesson Eight of Eight - Energy Conversion and Propulsion

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate the results of different propulsion methods. In this propulsion lesson, students measure the distance a test toy car goes using different types of propulsion. They record the distances in data tables before...
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Energy From Space: The Next Frontier

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate ideas for getting energy from space. In this space-based power lesson, students read articles about ideas for alternatives to fossil fuels. Learners define and give examples of vocabulary words. Students answer...
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Heat Energy and Water

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm the differences between heat and temperature. In groups, they determine the best way to melt ice without touching the ice. They record their observations and compare them with other groups. To end the lesson,...
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Hot, Hot, Hot, Cold

For Teachers 2nd
Learners dance the image of falling snow. They move, swing, fall, and rise to music working to depict snow falling, the sun, and high/low movements. This is a well-thought out lesson that aids them in seeing movement as a form of...
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Chemical Equations and Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Graphic organizers, photos, diagrams, and text bring the world of chemical reactions to life. By viewing this presentation, young chemists learn how to recognize when a chemical reaction has occurred, and how to balance chemical...
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Strange Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate sound as a form of energy. In this energy, forces, and sound lesson plan, students explore how different sounds may be made as they make a variety of materials vibrate. Students observe the effects of vibrations and...
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In the Eye of the Hurricane

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science instructional activity, learners read about temperature and thermal energy in a hurricane. Students also draw their own hurricane and label 5 different parts.
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The Web of Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students construct a food web to learn how living things in an ecosystem are interconnected. For this food web simulation lesson, students will be assigned an animal and the teacher will represent the sun. Students and teacher discuss...
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Electric Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and create a diorama about energy of the 1740s. In this electric energy lesson, students use the Internet to research one of six energy topics. Students take the point of view of a person in the 1740s or a modern...
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The Energy of Empty Space

For Students 9th - 12th
In this energy in empty space worksheet, students use an equation for Cosmic Inflation to solve eight problems. They find the domain and range of the function of the equation, they determinethe axis of symmetry, they find the critical...
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Lighten Up!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe light as a form of energy, that it can be reflected/bounced, refracted/bent and absorbed. They explore how different types of light affect our lives as a whole. Songs are researched that involve light (ex. "You...
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Polar Energy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define and read an article on polar energy.  In this polar energy lesson, students answer questions about the article.  Students participate in activities related to isotopes, half-life and radiocarbon.  Students...
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Case of the Missing Pumpkin

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the process of decomposition in plants. In this plant biology lesson, students use a cleaned out pumpkin and observe how the decomposition process takes place. Students write down adjectives to describe the pumpkin.
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Student Exploration: Energy Conversions

For Students 5th - 7th
In this earthquake exploration worksheet, students complete 3 prior knowledge questions, then use "Energy Conversions Gizmo" to conduct several activities, completing short answer questions when finished.
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Energy and the Environment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define alternative energy form, design models which show how the energy source can be used, and explain the purpose of dams.
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Let's Learn About Energy Sources

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify at least four energy sources through sensory experiences.
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Potential and Kinetic Energy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how energy changes from one form to another within their surroundings. They explore how kinetic and potential energy relate to each other and the ability to do work. Students observe example of both kinetic and...

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