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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Submarine Race Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Balance the force of gravity with the force of the expanding gasses created by mixing baking soda and vinegar. Create a soda bottle submarine that sinks to the bottom of the bathtub and then rises back to the surface.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Boats Afloat Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Estimate how many pennies a flatboat made of aluminum foil will hold, then test your hypothesis.
Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Stoichiometry

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a great overview of stoichiometry, the part of chemistry that studies amounts of substances that are involved in reactions. Content focuses on what you measure, and includes two examples.
Lesson Plan
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Mixed Reception

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Participate in the investigation of a virtual crime scene using chemistry concepts to solve a mysterious death. The 40-50 minute activity can be used as a classroom lab or as a homework assignment. Additionally, teachers may request a...
Activity
Other

Unit conversion.org: Online Unit Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a unit converter? Links to the most common converters provide access to the answers you need quickly.
Unit Plan
Anatomical Travelogue

Thevisual md.com: Obesity

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the many disorders associated with obesity, and learn how this epidemic affects us in today's society.
Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Effects of Density and Volume of a Cartesian Diver

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will investigate why the Cartesian diver dives and rises in a 2 liter bottle. They will also, through their own discovery, come up with a question and then change one variable and record their results. Students...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Car Collision Testing & Tradeoffs: Don't Crack Humpty

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student groups are provided with a generic car base on which to design a device/enclosure to protect an egg as it rolls down a ramp at increasing slopes. During this activity, student teams design, build and test their prototype...
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: All About Forces

For Students 3rd - 8th
Forces are everywhere. Learn what they are, the characteristics of forces, different kinds of forces, and factors that affect them.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Matter's Physical Properties: Interactive Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, learn what the "physical properties" of matter are and how can they be measured and observed.
Handout
National Institutes of Health

Niddk: Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, provides statistics, charts, and links on the health issues related to being overweight. Great for research papers!
Handout
Clackamas Community College

Clackamas Community College: Molecular Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of molecular formula and how to determine it from empirical formula. Practice problems are available.
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Do You Measure Up?

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This interactive game gives you a variety of measuring tools and measuring opportunity. For this game of chance you choose the correct tool for the job that needs to be measured. Everything you need for this game is listed and/or...
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Find out all about measurement in this test prep lesson exploring English and metric measurement. Students can compare metric and customary measurements using the conversion charts, assess how much they have learned using the interactive...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Converting Kilograms and Grams Into Grams

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students practice converting kilograms and grams into just grams. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:45] and a set of...
eBook
Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Stoichiometry

For Students 9th - 10th
This online textbook chapter provides learners with advanced-level reading and practice material on stoichiometry
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: May the Forces of Push and Pull Be With You!

For Teachers K - 1st
Read, brainstorm, drag objects, erase to reveal answers, and move weights on a balance scale to learn about forces, mass, gravity, weight, and balance in this activity created by SMART.
Handout
University of North Carolina

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this engaging lesson, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing. Adaptations are...
Handout
Other

Chemistry Resources: The Elements: Alkali Metals

For Students 9th - 10th
This subtable lists and describes the six alkali metals of the periodic table of Elements. Related links are provided.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Science Quizzes: Momentum and Impulse

For Students 9th - 10th
Assess your understanding of the properties of momentum and impulse with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is provided.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Units of Measurement Glossary and Terms

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Math glossary and terms on units of measurement for kids. Learn the definitions used in this mathematics subject such as time, temperature, length, and distance.
Handout
University of Oregon

The University of Oregon: Specific Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Specific gravity and density are defined and explained.

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