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Microclimate

For Teachers 4th
Learners identify, measure, and average microclimatic temperatures in a particular region. Groups of students are assigned a certain are to be sampled out on the playground, and other areas around the school campus. They record their...
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Urban Heat Islands: An Introduction to Energy Transfer and Transformation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Elementary school physical scientists explore kinetic mechanical energy by dropping a golf ball on different surfaces. They discuss how human made materials might react to light differently from nature made materials. This lesson plan...
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The Electromagnetic Radiation (Light ~ the Supreme Informant!)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This short slide show applies the electromagnetic spectrum to astronomy. First, electromagnetic radiation is introduced to viewers. Wavelength is defined and its unit of measurement explained. Finally, aspiring astronomers find that the...
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Record the Data and Find the Averages

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students record the daily outdoor temperature as well as the number of minutes of sunlight per day over a determined period. They calculate the average temperature and minutes of sunlight per day and post their data on the project website.
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Weather Review

For Students 7th - 12th
In this weather worksheet, students reviews terms associated with measuring different weather phenomena plus draw examples of different types of fronts on a weather map. This worksheet has 5 true or false, 15 matching, 21 multiple...
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Estimating Loggerhead Hatchling Gender Ratios

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study sea turtles and the concept of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Using a specific set of temperature data, they determine the probable sex of a nest of sea turtle hatchlings and then determine the overall...
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Specific Heat of Metal

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students experiment with different types of metal by dipping them in boiling water and cool water and recording temperature changes in the water. By doing this, they find the specific heat of the metals.
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What's A Water Column Profile?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate water column data. In this earth science and seawater lesson, students determine how temperature, salinity, and density have an impact on sea water by viewing and analyzing data obtained from a number of websites....
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Studying the Equilibrium of a Water System

For Students 10th - 12th
In this equilibrium worksheet, students perform a computer simulation on vapor pressure of water at different temperatures to answer 11 problem solving and short answer questions about the topic.
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The Energy Debate - Energy of Peanut

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students articulate the difference between the terms heat and temperature. They calculate the amount of energy associated with a given temperature rise and design an experiment to measure the energy of a fuel.
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Energy from Hydrocarbons

For Students 9th - 12th
For this energy from hydrocarbons worksheet, students read about endothermic and exothermic reactions and how hydrocarbons release heat as fuels. Students read how to measure heat changes in reactions and practice finding the specific...
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Thermometric Titration Involving Dataloggers

For Students 9th - 12th
In this thermometric titration worksheet, students determine the concentrations of hydrochloric acid and ethanoic acid using a titration where they measure the temperature of the solution as it is titrated. The equivalence point is found...
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Building a Psychrometer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create psychrometers to measure the humidity of the air.  In this meteorology activity, students make a wet-bulb thermomter and place it next to a dry-bulb thermometer to measure the relative humidity in the room.
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Determining the Enthalpy Change of a Reaction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this enthalpy of reactions learning exercise, students use a known amount of copper (II) sulphate solution and an excess of zinc powder to calculate the reaction's enthalpy change. Students measure the temperature change throughout...
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Thermometric Titration

For Students 10th - 12th
In this thermometric titration learning exercise, learners titrate hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide to determine its concentration. They measured the solution's change in temperature, plotted their data, and used the graph to find...
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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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Educating K-12 Students about Glacier Dynamics in a Changing Climate

For Teachers K - 12th
Students determine which of the following parameters, slope, ice, temperature or basal condition affects the glacier speed the most. They create their own experiment to test what influences glacier speed and temperature of the ice.
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Math: Currency Exchange Rates

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders apply the division and multiplication of decimals to convert dollars to various international currencies. In a travel simulation activity, they convert money, distance, and temperatures. During their "trip," students...
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Specific Heat of Air and Soil

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students are introduced to the concept of specific heat. In groups, they are given a set of data showing the temperatures of air and soil samples in which they calculate the ranges of the data. They identify whether the air or soil...
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Chemistry Lab-Molar Volume of Gas

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students determine the molar volume of hydrogen gas. In this molar volume lesson plan, students find the molar volume of hydrogen produced in a reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. They use a eudiometer to measure the volume...
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Keeping Warm

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students experiment with thermal insulators. In this heat transfer lesson, students predict and then measure heat loss from a cup of water using different materials as insulators. Students complete a line graph to display their results.
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Metric System Notes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric system learning exercise, students complete notes on measurements used in the metric system, the metric system prefixes and estimates of measurements of length in centimeters.
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Frost Depth

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explore the concept of frost depth. In this frost depth lesson, young scholars conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to use a frost tube to measure, record, and graph frost depth data.
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Phase Change

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare the freezing temperature of two substances by conducting an experiment to freeze liquid ice cream. They vary the amount of salt used in the ice cubes during the freezing procedure to determine the change in the...

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