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Life Science: Heavy Weight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate adolescent obesity and its health impact. In this health and obesity lesson, students research the problem, develop a survey regarding eating habits, then analyze the nutritional information on commonly eaten foods...
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Human Fingerprints: No Two the Same

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore scientific observations by analyzing a group of data. In this fingerprint identification lesson, 6th graders identify the reasoning behind fingerprinting and create their own ink fingerprints. Students discuss the...
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Proportionality, Ratios and Constant Variation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students use Scion Image to estimate the proportion of space images. In this proportion instructional activity, students investigate the online site of Image of the Orbitor and relate the dimensions and sizes to known sizes.
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Flying Objects

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils apply measurement techniques to create a flying object. They measure, draw, and cut out a flying wheel out of a six inch card.
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Mapping the Ocean Floor

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the bottom structure of underwater habitats and how they can be mapped.
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Oxygen vs. Air Pressure

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students conduct an experiment to determine if water level is affected by a change in oxygen level or air pressure.
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Wood Identification Based on Density

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure irregular and regular shaped solids.  In this investigative lesson students calculator volume, mass and density of wood and blocks.
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Underground Pollution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct their own aquifer. They discover how water travels underwater and identifies sources of underground pollution. They record their observations and discuss the results.
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Volcanoes: Piles of Fire

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how particle size affects the angle of a volcano's slope.
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How Dense Are You?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine how density is a value that describes what type of a material an object is made of regardless of its shape or size.
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The Colors on My TV Screen

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how electronic screens use only three colors to produce the colors that people see on the screen. They make and test a color wheel.
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The Grass is Always Greener

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with common grass and cellular division.
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Escape! Survival of the Fittest Grasshopper

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, design a paperclip grasshopper. They determine its ability to survive a prey by jumping high, far, or with a distracting behavior.
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The Great Gas Race

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders improve their understanding of Graham's Law by using properties of gases to evaluate the rate of effusion of two compounds as they vaporize. They engage in a lab which elevates their understanding of the properties of gases.
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Year Book Page Special Shape Collage

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students design a collage of pictures for a yearbook that make a shape. They determine the area of the shape and the price of putting the collage in the yearbook.
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Build Your Own Telescope

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students build a simple astronomical telescope from two lenses and some tubes.
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Light Gathering Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and calculate the light gathering power of lenses. They determine the ability of various lenses and mirrors to gather light.
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The Plant Restoration Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss Restoration Ecology. They see that restoration can mean removing invasive, non-native plants and replacing them with native plants grown by Students.
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The Shortest Distance

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, working on their GED, examine the steps used to resolve the unknown sides of a right triangle. They express the square root function as an exponential function and derive the distance formula using principles of geometry.
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Optional Laboratory: Soil Particle Size and Texture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to perform experiments on different types of soil. They record the soil's pH level, color and texture. They develop hypothesis' on what they believe they will discover before beginning the experiment.
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How Fast Does This Tree Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to determine how fast trees go. They make predictions and complete simple measurements. They answer questions to end the instructional activity.
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Graphical Determination of Density

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners determine the density of metal shot by a graphical method using significant digits in making measurements and calculations. Students graph a seris of laboratory measurements and determine density from a mass verses volume graph.
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Dishing the Dirt Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the differences between specific soil characteristics. They participate in an experiment in which they discover soil texture. They write their observations in a journal.
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Observing the Elements of Water

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct a closed circuit experiment to observe the elements of water. They discuss the elements of Hydrogen and Oxygen, and in small groups construct a closed circuit connected to two pencils placed in water. Students...

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