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Temperature Conversions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the different between the English system of measurement and the metric system. Working ins mall groups, students read the weather map. They convert temperatures from one measurement system to another.
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Specific Heat and Insulation

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners measure the air and soil temperatures at designated times. They graph the temperatures of each on one piece of graph paper with different colors. Students compare the information for the two line plots and analyze their results...
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Heating the Atmosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a thermograph for maximum and minimum temperatures for the 2-week period. They illustrate how the earth's atmosphere is heated by convection and conduction currents and evaporation of water.
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Will it Stretch?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore elasticity and describe the effects of temperature changes on physical properties.  In this rubber band stretch lesson students complete an experimental activity and show their results. 
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Exploring Literature and Weather through Chirps

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore and experience information about temperature changes by using crickets' chirps to calculate the temperature. The data is applied to formula and the temperatures are calculated.
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Ice Cream Blizzards

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore whether the making of homemade ice cream is a physical change or a chemical change in a lab experiment. Students identify states of matter, describe the physical properties of states, and collect temperature data...
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Science: Heat Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science:  heat quiz activity, students answer ten questions, not interactively, about heat, water and temperature with the answers at the bottom of the screen.
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The Urban Heat Island Effect - Lesson 2 (Grades 8-9)

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners use the scientific process to show that when various surfaces are exposed to similar environmental conditions, surface temperatures may vary. They examine the "urban heat island" phenomenon and analyze why it increases energy...
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What Will Be Next?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this temperature learning exercise, learners analyze 6 Celsius thermometers and write the temperature under each one. Students find the pattern and write the next three temperatures that might come next.
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Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to investigate the rate of microbial growth at different temperatures. Students predict what will happen to the food at various temperature and test their hypotheses. Students describe the differences in...
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Worksheet 6

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, learners solve the differential equations. They also investigate Newton's Law of Cooling. Then they consider the temperature of different substances like coffee.
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Kumara Math

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore nutrition by completing math problems in class. For this food conversions lesson, students identify what the kumara plant is and how it can contribute to human health by regularly consuming an appropriate amount....
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Drifting Downward

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the effects of different salients and temperatures on vertical movement of an organism.  In this experimental lesson students design different shapes of foil to simulate drifting planktonic organisms.
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How Does a Thermometer Work?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore how a thermometer works. In this temperature lesson, students use a glass bottle, a straw, and food coloring to construct a homemade thermometer. Students record observations.
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The Greenhouse Effect

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this greenhouse effect worksheet, learners experiment with how the greenhouse effect affects the Earth's temperature by using thermometers, a plastic bag, cans, and water. Students also answer 4 questions.
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Great Grams

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars measure objects effectively using standard units, They examine how consistency in the units used allows for easier and more accurate communication of mass measures.
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Gases

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work with gases to determine what the effects of temperature are on volume and air pressure by working with balloons. Also, they experiment with vinegar and baking soda. They predict the outcomes of these experiments, and...
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Where's the Oxygen?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study seawater and how temperature and salinity influence it.  In this oxygen instructional activity students complete a lab activity on dissolved oxygen. 
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Spaced Out

For Teachers 5th - 12th
The students are able to use a formula to calculate the volume of cuboids by measuring the length of each of the three dimensions. They also investigate the relationship between milliliters and cubic centimeters.
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Ice Cream in a Bag!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students follow a recipe to make ice cream. For this ice cream lesson plan, students make their own ice cream by measuring out ingredients and following directions.
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How Hot Is Hot In Namib?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research and demonstrate the temperatures of the Namibian Desert. They watch and discuss a video, conduct an experiment to demonstrate the desert temperatures, record their results in the form of a graph, and compare/contrast...
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Vocabulary for Weather

For Students 7th - 10th
In this weather vocabulary learning exercise, students define 34 terms related to weather and climate. Terms include instruments used to measure temperature, pressure, wind and humidity as well as types of fronts, conduction, convection...
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Temperature Unit Conversions

For Students 6th - 10th
In this temperature conversions worksheet, students convert temperature measurements such as Celsius, Kelvin, and Fahrenheit.
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Statistics for Graphing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use the Internet to access a variety of websites that present statistics and information for use in graphing. They represent sports statistics, geographical measurements, temperatures and more.

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