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Summer Water & Sand Activity: Mud Pies and More

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this activity, Summer Water & Sand Activity: Mud Pies and More, students investigate mud while playing and creating with it. Students understand mud, what it is, and how it is formed. Students develop their creativeness by making...
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Fireworks

For Students 8th - 10th
In this fireworks worksheet, students read about pyrotechnics and the chemical make-up of fireworks. They are given a chart of elements and the colors they emit. Students answer three critical thinking questions about fireworks and their...
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More Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical bonding learning exercise, students review the three types of bonds including ionic, covalent and polyatomic compounds. They identify 8 compounds as ionic, covalent or polyatomic and they make 4 ionic compounds and they...
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We All Scream for Ice Cream

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the freezing point depression of water while making ice cream. In this colligative properties lesson plan, students make ice cream using ice, salt and water to freeze milk and sugar. They measure the temperature of...
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Agriculture Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Agriculture Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and...
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Chemistry: Atoms

For Students 6th - 12th
In this chemistry activity students complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on elements, chemical reactions and balancing equations. 
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Chemistry: elements

For Students 6th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet learners complete a set of multiple choice and short answer questions on protons, electrons, ionization and chemical equations.
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Chemistry

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, students complete 85 multiple choice and short answer questions on various chemistry topics to prepare for the final exam.
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Chemistry

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students answer 50 multiple choice questions on basic chemistry knowledge. They also complete 33 short answer questions in preparation for the Regents exam.
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Chemistry

For Students 7th - 12th
In this general chemistry worksheet students complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on elements, chemical properties and various chemical reactions.
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The Solar Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners research the solar cycle. In this Science lesson, students use the internet to investigate the solar cycle. Learners produce a spreadsheet and graph from the information collected.
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Constructing a Cell

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in groups, make a model of a plant or animal cells and represent each of the organelles in the cell.
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How Can You Predict the Characteristics of an Unborn Baby?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compare three sets of unlabeled human chromosomes and gather related data, trace chromosomes to pair them, and make observations about them.
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DNA and Protein Synthesis

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders work with a partner, and copies of the attached worksheet "Amino Acid Codon Table" They discuss ways an organism, obtains and uses proteins. Students view a teacher prepared DNA strand banner, and record the complementary...
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E. coli and Their Human Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to observe how environmental changes (antibiotics) affect the growth of E. coli. They are able to use the "F" test for statistical analysis. Students can explain that E. coli is a common rod-shaped intestinal...
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Understanding: Flight

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the principles of flight before performing a series of simple experiments. Working in small groups, they complete hands-on activities that demonstrate the principles that make it possible for an airplane to lift into air...
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Light and Living Things

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students answer a question about the distribution of light and then three others using logic and observation skills.
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CHM 152 Thermodynamics (Ch. 16)

For Students 10th - 12th
In this thermodynamics worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about enthalpy and entropy, they calculate molar entropies and they determine equilibrium constants and free energy of reactions.
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Comparing Densities of Different Liquids

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars experiment with a variety of liquids to calculate density. In this integrated science and math lesson plan, students listen to a story in which the characters must prove and explain why 5 "mystery" liquids react in a...
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Magnet Muscles

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students experiment with magnetism. In this science lesson, students are divided into cooperative learning groups and use the scientific method to test their hypothesis. Each group performs a different experiment.
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How Do We Use Resources & Energy?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars research the cost of energy waste. In this resources and energy lesson, students study statistics on the use of plastic bags and calculate the cost of making plastic bags. Young scholars investigate how they can save...
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What is an Atom?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand that the smallest particle is an atom. In this matter lesson, 3rd graders make a piece of aluminum smaller and smaller to see that what's left is still aluminum. Students recognize that cutting into smaller...
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Adopt a City-Winter Weather

For Students 5th - 7th
In weather worksheet, students use an on line site to collect weather data. They create 10 different weather scenarios using a temperature and humidity slider. They includethe temperature, relative humidity and weather conditions and...
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Chromatography Lab

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students discover the components of primary and secondary colors. In this physical science lesson, students create a set up in which water will separate a color into the component colors along a piece of filter paper. Students will...