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Indirect Observation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students observe obscertainers through indirect observations and make hypotheses about the internal wall structures of the containers. In this indirect observation lesson plan, students make observations of 4 obscertainers with a steel...
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Gravity In The Universe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess and explore gravity in the Universe via several short video lessons. They analyze why this science matters and the history of Sir Isaac Newton's law of gravity. A variety of questions are asked within this lesson for each...
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Virginia Department of Education

Radioactive Decay and Half-Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explain the importance of radioactive half-life as your high school biologists demonstrate the concept by performing a series of steps designed to simulate radioactive decay. Pupils use pennies to perform an experiment and gather data....
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Utah Open Textbook: 8th Grade Science

For Students 8th Standards
The cycle of energy is important to many different systems on Earth. Scholars use questioning and observation to investigate the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources and how they relate to global changes. They...
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American Chemical Society

Mixing Liquids to Identify an Unknown Liquid

For Teachers 5th Standards
Yellow and blue make green in a colorful lesson on liquid solutions. The seventh installment of a 16-part Inquiry to Action series asks pupils to mix different-colored solutions and record their observations. They then use their...
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American Chemical Society

The Same Parts Can Make Many Objects

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Snap to it! Young experimenters use Snap Cubes to model how a larger object is created from a smaller parts. Using a guide, they rearrange their cubes to create all possible arrangements of four and five cubes.
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Science Quick Vocabulary Review Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science worksheet, learners read 15 science definitions and determine which science vocabulary word fits  each definition. Students write their answers in the box that precedes each definition.
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Resources - A Reading Guide

For Students 9th - 12th
In this resources instructional activity, students compare and contrast physical and chemical properties and changes. Students review the periodic table, pattern of atomic numbers and chemical reactivity. This instructional activity has...
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Spectroscopy Demonstrations

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study light and see what emits photons and that light can be separated onto a spectrum.  In this energy and matter lesson students identify gases using a spectrum chart. 
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Science-Introduction to the Unit on Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders gain knowledge about solids, liquids and gases by taking a look at the things around them. They have to classify certain picture cards based on which category they feel the picture falls under. As a whole, the class...
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Matter and Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical bonding worksheet, students read about the invisible killer, dihydrogen monoxide. Students read about the products it is used in and the problems it causes to the environment. Then students complete 19 short answer...
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Isotopes of Pennies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate that isotopes of an element have different masses. They illustrate atomic mass and neutrons. The periodic table is examined in length. Display of a collection of atoms is surveyed.
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Physicists or Philosophers?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Trace the sequential process of the developing theories of atomic structure in the early 20th century, show, in historical development, how scientists "know" things, how experiments are set up and how interpretations are drawn from them,...
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Poster Assignment: Sports Chemistry

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders distinguish between chemical and physical properties and changes in matter when given specific examples. They view a video of sports activities. Students chose their favorite sport and design an experiment to improve sports...
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Molecular Modeling

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students recognize that the fundamental building block of all organic and inorganic matter is the atom. They construct models of a sugar, fatty acid, amino acid and nucleic acid and describe their roles.
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Solids

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this solids worksheet, students review terms associated with solid matter including, freezing and melting point, viscosity, and Brownian motion. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 14 matching questions.
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Differentiate Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the differences between elements, compounds and mixtures. Using diagrams, they compare and contrast atoms and molecules and describe various chemical reactions. They distinguish the differences between ionic and...
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If My Configurations are Correct

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write the electron configuration of elements in the ground state. In this chemistry lesson, students draw how subatomic particles are arranged in the atom. They construct Lewis dot diagrams of valence electrons.
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Naturally Magnetic Elements

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore naturally magnetic elements. In this magnets lesson, students examine the periodic table of elements. Students discover the parts of an atom and determine which three elements are magnetic.
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Liquids and Solids

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students describe the properties of solids and liquids, and explain how a semiconductor works.  In this atom lesson students demonstrate the bonding properties of carbon and silicon.
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Amazing Water Changes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the properties of water and how it changes states. In this kindergarten to 2nd grade science lesson, students pair a hands-on science activity with two suggested books. This inquiry lesson has extension activities to...
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Ice Cold

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and conduct an experiment to investigate what happens when salt and ice come together and to determine if one form of salt is better for melting ice on steps and sidewalks.
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Interactive
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Niels Bohr

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive history activity, learners respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about the achievements of Niels Bohr. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive activity.
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Rate of Solvation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students test factors that may affect the rate at which sugar dissolve in water. They conduct two studies: One is to test the effect of temperature on the rate of solvation and the other is to test a factor which Students come up with...

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