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Money Matters: the Importance of Global Cooperation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the role of the International Monetary fund.  In this secondary Economics lesson, students focus on the history, mission, and structure of the IMF.  Students examine the past and continuing contributions of the...
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Our Choices Matter: What You Eat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will record their food choices for one week, noting calories, protein and vitamin content of foods using a given USDA website. Students will discuss whole class the important of proper nutrition and its role, and what happens...
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Changes in Matter

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, explain the difference between physical and chemical changes.
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Matter and Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in a small group read aloud of the short story, "Cerium" by Primo Levi. They answer several questions about the story and then relate the reading to a lecture on Kinetic theory. After the lecture they apply...
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Liquids in Bottles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate different liquids to develop their concept of a liquid. They work at a center to tip, swirl, shake, roll, and otherwise investigate seven liquids in small, clear plastic bottles: plain water, corn syrup, liquid...
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What Are Physical and Chemical Properties?

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this properties worksheet, students compare and contrast physical properties and chemical properties. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Exploring the Properties of Matter in the Preschool

For Teachers Pre-K
Students study the properties of the physical and natural world. In this properties of the physical and natural world lesson, preschool students work at discovery tables to see how simple machines work, what happens when items are put...
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Kinds of Weather and What to Wear

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore how temperature and wind contribute to types of weather. In this weather lesson plan, students observe an experiment in which ice, steam, and an electric fan are manipulated to produce results that simulate how fog and...
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Food Chemistry: The Chemistry of Sweeteners

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the properties of sweeteners. In this chemical property lesson, students examine the unique properties of sweeteners by performing several experiments. They will analyze the data to form a conclusion about the...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the relationship between water and ice. In this physics lesson, students read the book Amazing Water and participate in an experiment where they freeze water into ice cubes. Students observe the changes in the water when...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the forms of water. In this physics lesson, students use ice cubes and observe what happens when the ice melts. Students freeze the water again and record observations.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore water. In this water instructional activity, students explore the physical properties and states of water. They observe how water changes states and document what they see.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the physical properties of water.  In this water instructional activity, students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state. There are 2 extensions for this instructional activity that one can access...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate how water changes state. In this water lesson, students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state. This lesson includes extensions which can be accessed via the provided web links.
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Water Cycle Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students simulate the water cycle by placing an ice cube in a Ziploc bag and observing the changes which occur over time. Students record the mass of the Ziploc bag and record...
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A Chemical Curiosity

For Students 5th - 7th
In this chemical change worksheet, students review physical changes such as evaporation and condensation before working with chemical change. They conduct an experiment with vinegar and baking soda before recording the chemical changes...

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