Curated OER
Petroleum Poisons
Students discover how harmful petroleum distillates are that are found in the home. They demonstrate how to collect information about consumer products. They also ask their parents about the safety of the cleaning supplies used in their...
Curated OER
Reading, Writing, And Math in Daily Living
Students, in groups, make chocolate chip cookies following a recipe.
Curated OER
What's the Connection to Me?
Students discuss the impact of oil spill to the environment and to their daily lives. In this environmental science lesson plan, students research the pros and cons of petroleum based products. They share their findings in class.
Curated OER
Emulsion_ Compulsion
Middle schoolers experiment with common household products to determine the properties of emulsions and how they fit into the classifications of matter through this series of lessons.
Curated OER
Household Waste (Down the Drain)
Students brainstorm in small groups about the various ways water comes into their house. They list ways wastewater is produced in and around the home. They do an at-home inventory of all water drains and report their findings to the class.
Curated OER
Carbohydrate Functionality - Sweeteners
In this carbohydrate worksheet, students conduct three experiments to determine the function of sweeteners. This worksheet has 3 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Life Traps - Lesson Plan
Students observe and discuss microbes. For this microbes lesson students complete a lab activity where they grow microbes in petri dishes and discuss their findings.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Concepts, Classification and States of Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Freshly baked bread and cherry pie are two delicious parts of any meal. What happens to the ingredients that go into the bread and the pie as they are heated in the...
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Exploding Baggies
Learners will witness a fascinating chemical reaction and learn how to identify when a reaction has occurred by combining simple ingredients.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Salt Volcano
By making oil float on water--with the help of other ingredients--students can create a lava-lite effect.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Dextromethorphan
At this site read about dextromethorphan, an ingredient in many over-the-counter cough suppressants, or antitussives. This website provides brief responses to several queries about dextromethorphan including, "Why is this medication...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Students as Scientists
This curricular unit contains two lessons that let students actually do the work of scientists as they design their own experiments to answer questions they generate. In the first lesson and its associated activity, students conduct a...