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Applied Science -- Science and Math (3B) Pre Lab
Set up stations around your science lab to introduce youngsters to different equipment. They examine a beaker, graduated cylinder, ruler, balance, and thermometer. The said worksheet is not included, but you will find a few useful tips...
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Daily Survival Requirements of Water
Learners will use inquiry science to complete an investigation. They create hypotheses predicting the changes water undergoes in becoming ice and determine how much ice needs to be melted to create one 8 oz. glass of water.
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Solids in Bottles
Students use funnels to put the five solid materials into clear bottles with caps. They observe how the particulate materials look, sound, and move when they shake and roll the bottle. Finally, students write "sound and touch" poetry.
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Using Multiplication to Solve Word Problems
Young scholars explore math functions by solving word problems in class. For this multiplication lesson, students utilize colored cubes and base blocks to visualize multiplication problems. Young scholars identify the multiplication...
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Weather Vocabulary
In this weather worksheet, 3rd graders study words pertaining to all aspects of weather. Students respond to 19 questions, matching the vocabulary words on the left with the correct definition on the right.
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Digging Detectives
Students demonstrate basic procedures for archeological excavations. They explore an archeological site, students using various archeological methods and techniques to determine some of the aspects of past life and culture.
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Estimation Lesson Plan
Students use four different computer estimation applets with several classroom estimation activities.
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Paper Packaging Design
Learners discuss the relationship between technology and manufacturing. They then use their ideas to construct a model of a paper board carton package. Next they view a PowerPoint presentation to learn about the history of packaging...
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Air Pressure
Fourth graders observe a demonstration experiment showing air pressure. They explain air pressure by completing the worksheet.
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Customary Capacity
Third graders convert customary units of capacity to make a gallon man out of construction paper. They use the computer to make a tree map of gallons, quarts, pints, and cups to show these conversions.
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Hormone-Induced Plant Propagation Lab using Carrot Root Cultures
Learners evaluate the importance of hormones in living things. For this biology lesson, students experiment on carrots to differentiate how humans and plants reproduce. They collect data from experiment to answer analysis questions.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: A Tour of Measurement
Peruse a collection of lesson plans, resources and FAQ's about measurement at every grade level.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Souper Scooper
This hands-on, inquiry based lesson is an extension of the AMSTI Science Module, Solids and Liquids. Young scholars use nonstandard units to measure beans in a soup mix. Students predict how many beans will be in a scoop. Young scholars...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Visually Comparing Capacity and Volume Three Containers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to visually compare the capacity of three different containers.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Customary Units of Capacity Applications (Grade 3)
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This learning module offers four videos and a set of practice questions on how to find the capacity of liquid by filling containers with liquids (English Units).
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Amount of Overflow Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview on how to find the amount of overflow in a capacity problem.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition of Sequential Capacities Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview on finding sequential capacities of several containers.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Study of Student Precision Using Volumetric Glassware
This activity is an exercise in using various lab equipment for measuring the volume of a liquid. Data is recorded on a spreadsheet and analyzed to see which tool offers the greatest precision.