Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Do Light Bulbs Work?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A guided inquiry that involves observation of the parts of a light bulb in a lab.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Chemical Reactions: Investigating Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this 9th grade physical science guided inquiry, learners will work in pairs to discover the indicators of chemical reactions. Each pair of students is assigned either an exothermic or endothermic reaction. Based on their observations,...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Boiling Water With Ice: Effect of Pressure on the Boiling Point of Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, which is a discrepant event with guided inquiry, the teacher will go through the steps of boiling water with ice. Through the young scholars telling and recording WHAT is happening, the teacher is showing the students...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Evaporation: Investigating Factors That Affect It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this guided inquiry investigation, students examine conditions to see what affect these conditions have on evaporation rates.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Conservation of Momentum Using Rollerblades and a Medicine Ball

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this guided inquiry demonstration, a person on rollerblades and a medicine ball are used to teach the concept of conservation of momentum. Various sorts of collisions are used to show how momentum is conserved within a system.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Macroscale Measurements to Determine Microscale Quantities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this guided inquiry activity, students will see how we can obtain information about the atomic world by making macro-scale calculations. Students will also use dimensional analysis to manipulate their measurements to achieve the...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this classroom guided inquiry lesson, students will become geologists. They will investigate rocks and the properties we can use to describe them. Students will observe, record, and reflect on their findings. They will record their...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploration of Shadows: Earth, Moon, Sun System: Moon Phases Eclipses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A guided inquiry where students participate in the simulation of moon phases and eclipses.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Properties to Identify Ionic and Molecular Compounds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A guided inquiry in which students test different physical properties, such as melting point or conductivity, to help them determine whether the compounds are ionic or molecular.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soil Which Soil Help Plants Grow?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this guided inquiry lab, students will investigate what type of soil let plants/grasses grow the best. Students will answer the question by conducting an experiment using five different soils found in our area, school soil, potting...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this guided inquiry young scholars will specify soil types by using various methods of determining soil textures and analyze them with a soil triangle. This activity is a laboratory investigation where students gather data on soil...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Flow Characteristics of the Crow River

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students make observations of a local river, and then formulate a question. Then, through guided inquiry, construct, conduct, and collect data on a question they wish to research. Students keep a field journal of their observations,...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Types of Chemical Reactions and Predicting Products

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The guided inquiry activity enables learners to identify the five basic types of reactions - synthesis or composition, decomposition, combustion, single replacement and double replacement. Students will also begin to predict the products...
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: A Rocking Walking Tour: Investigating Architectural Rocks in St. Paul, Mn

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a guided inquiry field investigation in an urban setting. This investigation focuses on the identification of the rocks used on and in the buildings and other structures in downtown St. Paul, MN. The questions asked are based on...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Balancing Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will participate in a guided inquiry activity using manipulatives to learn how to balance chemical reactions. This activity was developed in cooperation with Michelle Holdbrooks at Thompson High School...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's the Matter: Concentration Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What's the Matter? is a guided inquiry lesson on classification of matter, physical and chemical properties, and physical and chemical changes. There are two parts to this lesson: (a) concentration game for definitions and (b)...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Inquiry Boards

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use these inquiry boards to help guide your lessons and take notes on various observations.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Model for Writing a Request for Further Negotiations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief guide to writing a formal business request for further communication/negotiation with a potential employer.
Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Collaborative Projects: Bucket Buddies: Environmental Study

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Bucket Buddies is an opportunity for students to participate in a world-wide environmental study. By identifying organisms in pond water, participating classes can compare their findings, and look for relationships in data. In addition...
Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: How to Get High Quality Student Work in Pbl

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article and video addresses the ability of students to produce quality work which is a common concern of teachers with Project Based Learning. Learn how to guide students to create high quality...
Website
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive resource has a collection of creative science ideas and challenges. The goal is to guide teachers and students toward developing more creative science projects.
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Model for Writing a Rejection of a Job Offer

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief guide to writing a polite business letter in which one rejects a job offer.
Lesson Plan
BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: A Medical Mystery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars are immersed in an online environment that challenges them to solve the medical mystery: "What's Wrong with M'Kenna?" This resource includes the complete middle school science curriculum unit, a teacher's guide, and an...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: The Five Senses

For Teachers K - 1st
An activity where students try to identify objects using only their senses, with and without a blindfold. The instructional activity is also appropriate for special needs or ELL students in higher grades.

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