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Underground Pollution
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
Students investigate how particle size affects the angle of a volcano's slope.
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Build Your Own Telescope
Pupils build a simple astronomical telescope from two lenses and some tubes.
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Light Gathering Power
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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Cube Models
Sixth graders are introduced to the concepts of area and volume. In groups, they work together to build models of square centimeters in which they are given no instructions. To end the lesson, they record the dimensions of each model...
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The Appearance of the Moon
Third graders watch a demonstration on how craters were formed on the moon. Individually, they care given a set of materials that represent the moon surface and make their own craters. To end the activity, they measure the size of the...
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STEREO Watches the Sun Kick up a Storm!
In this solar storm worksheet, students use images of a solar tsunami to determine the size and speed of the wave. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
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Relationships and Functions
Fifth graders describe patterns as relations and functions. In this patterning lesson, 5th graders analyze and continue patterns. Students understand how patterns relate to relations and functions.
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Home on the Range
Students use maps and mathematics to determine the appropriate panther population in a given area. In this Florida ecology lesson, students research the area requirements of male and female panther and use a map to help calculate how...