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Properties of Metals
Fifth graders study the properties of metals and use them to identify different properties. In this metal properties lesson students complete a demonstration .
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The Properties of Metals
In this properties of metals learning exercise, students read about the history of metal use and their properties. Students read about metallic bonding and answer three questions about bonding in metals.
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Periodic Table of the Elements
Young scholars experiment with transition metals. In this transition metals lesson students find the common properties of transition metals and conduct an experiment using one of them. Young scholars then answer questions regarding...
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Density of Pennies Lab
In this density of pennies worksheet, student conduct an experiment to determine the metals used in the core of pennies made after 1983. Students design their own experiments using a balance and graph paper to determine the density of...
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data. In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets.
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Temperature
Several slides compare different temperature scales. Thermal expansion, heat transfer, and Maxwell speed distribution are also explored. The last two slides seem unrelated to the topic of heat, but are easily left out of this otherwise...