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Relative Ratios

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover that proportions are made up of equal ratios each containing the same building blocks. They, using the Internet, apply their knowledge of direct relationships and proportions to problems in planetary science.
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Understanding Hurricanes and the ER-2

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students study hurricanes; in particular, what they look like, how they are formed, how they are categorized, how they are named, and how they are tracked. They examine the science of hurricanes as well as the mathematics of hurricanes.
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Paper Plate Observation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze transits from previous scientists. They identify simple objects that could have been used for documentation in the science world. They also practice scientific inquiry using methodology.
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How Do Things Fall?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study forces by examining the force of gravitational attraction. They observe how objects fall and measure the force of gravitational attraction upon objects. Students discover that, since gravitational constants are different...
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The Drake Equation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the Drake Equation to calculate the probability of sustaining life on various planets. Through the use of the equation, they determine whether intelligent and advanced civilizations can be developed on planets other than...
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NEXT GENERATION SPACECRAFT-Orion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the volume of a solid.  In this calculus lesson, students use integration to find the volume of a solid generated by a region, the Orion crew module. 
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Next Generation Spacecraft - Orion

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Emergine space engineers discover the area of complex geometric shapes. They find that, just as a spacecraft is composed of many smaller parts, so can polygons be broken into smaller shapes.
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A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Children, based on a set of criteria, evaluate the quality of pecans. They research recorded history of pecan trees as well as how their seeds moved across western Missouri into southeastern Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. In...
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You Are Here

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine the relative size and distance of the planets in the solar system. They use ratios in their mathematical calculations to make models of the planets after discussing the relative sizes of the planets. They keep a...
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Blast Off with Model Rockets

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students investigate science and math by building a rocket. In this geometry lesson, students build a rocket using paper towel tubes while investigating questions about launching a rocket. They discuss balance and unique structure as...
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A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agriculture by examining world geography. In this pecan cultivation lesson, 6th graders identify the history of the famous nut and the impact it has on the U.S. economy, diet and human body. Students define...
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Air can do work.

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students replicate the teacher demonstrations by changing the variables and predicting the outcomes.
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Create your own plane.

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create and or modify a plane to have the longest duration and/or flight distance, then record the flight and distance and repeat the activity for three flights Using calculators, students find the average of their three flights.
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Weather Patterns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use yearly averages over a five-year period to understand weather trends for a specific area.
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The Adventure of Echo the Bat

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare different habitats based on satellite imagery. They identify land features in the satellite imagery.
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Graphing With RXTE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use data from the Rossi X-ray Tiiming Explorer (RXTE) satellite to analyze and graph.
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Graphs and Ellipses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore linear graphs, the parabola and the rectangular hyperbola.
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Kepler's Third Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use Kepler's third law to derive the velocity in a circular orbit of any radius, and identify the Earth escape velocity.
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Understanding Cloud Formation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore air and clouds by watching demonstration. They perform an experiment to measure air pressure changes.
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Creating a Bar Graph with a Graphing Program

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use the S'COOL data base to create a bar graph.
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Timing the Transit of Venus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers calculate elapsed time and look for patterns.
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Make Your Own "Weather" Map

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils create their own "weather" map using data from x-ray sources. They analyze and discuss why it is important to organize data in a fashion in which is easy to read. They compare and contrast different x-ray sources using a stellar map.
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Using Computer for Statistical Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the use for spreadsheets in analyzing data. They make spreadsheets that display and calculate a given data set such as temperature change.
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Rocket Construction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create rockets out of wood. They practice using comparison words to describe the differences in height. They also color pictures of rockets from different countries.

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