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Center Science Education

Model a Moving Glacier

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Glaciologists in your class make models of glaciers to simulate how they move down a valley, and then they use it to test any aspect of glacier movement. Not only is this a vivid visual of how these monsters of ice flow, but it is also...
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Hunt the Fact Monster (November #2)

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific website to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Hunt the Fact Monster (Extra #2)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Fact Monster worksheet, learners access the Internet to one specific site to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Junkyard Wars: Mechanical Monsters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine slope and build a Lego car that can take a steep slope. In this mechanics lesson students build a car and demonstrate them in class and describe what they did.
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Mechanical Monsters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students experiment try to build a Lego car.  In this physical science lesson students present and demonstrate the vehicle that they constructed. 
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Is it Alive?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners watch a demonstration using Duco glue and water and try to determine if the "monster" shown is alive. After the demonstration, they discuss what characteristics make an organism "alive". They participate in a card sorting...
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Jumpin' Pepper and Lazy Salt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the result of a negative charge. After rubbing a balloon with a wool cloth, students hold it over a mixture of salt and pepper. They observe the pepper "jumps" to the balloon. Students discuss their observations and then...
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9-12: The Movie, "A Civil Action," as a Legal/Environmental Science Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze information to determine how they can help a community that has been affected by water contamination.  In this environmental science lesson, students watch portions of the movie "A Civil Action" and discuss specific...
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Volcanoes: Shield or Composite?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this volcano activity, students read a 1-paragraph selection regarding shield and composite volcanoes and then identify the 8 errors in the paragraph.
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Dem Dry Bones Take Form

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover human anatomy by dancing with a song in class.  In this human body lesson, students listen to the song "Dem Dry Bones"  and identify the different parts of a paper human skeleton.  Students perform a...
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Glacier Bay Pacific Halibut

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
The National Park Service has produced a high-quality presentation on the halibut population of Glacier Bay, Alaska. It takes the viewpoint of the marine biologists or rather, ichthyologists, who have been studying the adaptations,...
PPT
Urbana School District

Fluids

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
In 1879, Sir William Crookes discovered the fourth state of matter, plasma. The presentation covers states of matter, phase changes, density, pressure Pascal's Principle, buoyant force, Archimedes' Principle, Bernoulli's Principle,...
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The Mighty Puff Mobile

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars create a puff mobile. In this design instructional activity, students use a variety of resources to design and create a puff mobile. They work in teams to write directions for how to build it and test their mobiles. 
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Force and Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
In this force and motion worksheet, middle schoolers read six paragraphs with numbered sentences about force and the laws of motion and answer one question.
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Atomic Structure

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate what is inside three different boxes using indirect observations and relate it to the discovery of the structure of the atom. In this atomic structure lesson plan, students explore the history of atomic structure by...
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X-Storms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast 3 types of extreme storms. They obtain real-time and historical meteorological data regarding 2 specific storms and then analyze the data to determine what type of storm each was.
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Fetch Me a Wave

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore waves and how they form.  In this wave lesson students prepare a written report on waves and tsunamis then discuss what they learned.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Science and Nature: Prehistoric Life: Sea Monsters Adventure Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about prehistoric sea creatures by playing this entertaining online game. A variety of skills are needed as you move through geologic time and encounter different sea creatures.

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