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Amazing Water Changes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the properties of water and how it changes states. In this kindergarten to 2nd grade science activity, students pair a hands-on science activity with two suggested books. This inquiry activity has...
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DNA Extraction

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners extract the DNA from a strawberry. In this DNA technology lesson, students describe what they think DNA looks like. They use a procedure to isolate and extract the DNA from a strawberry.
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Creating Atoms

For Students 4th - 8th
In this creating atoms worksheet, students follow directions by creating atoms out of cotton balls, beads, and pipe cleaners. Students then answer 2 questions.
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History of Atomic Theory

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the significance of the quantum model and how scientific theories adapt over time.  In this investigative lesson students describe the contributions that scientists have helped develop the atomic theory and identify...
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The Day the Atom Died (Grade K-1)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate what is wrong with the Rutherford atomic model. In this chemistry lesson, students answer questions about the atomic model after watching a video. They draw conclusions from the video and discuss how the atomic model...
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Basic Genetics

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover where their physical appearance and personality traits come from. In this genetics lesson plan, 9th graders learn about cells, chromosomes, DNA and genes. Students discover where genes come from as well as dominant...
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The Cell - Internet Activity

For Students 5th - 10th
In this cells instructional activity, students click on the links to learn about the plant and animal cells complete a comparison chart and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Protist Crossword

For Students 6th - 12th
In this protist instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 34 questions about the behaviour and different types of protists.
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If My Configurations are Correct

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write the electron configuration of elements in the ground state. In this chemistry lesson, students draw how subatomic particles are arranged in the atom. They construct Lewis dot diagrams of valence electrons.
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Faults At Tyson Lagoon

For Students 6th - 11th
In this seismic trench activity, students write two short answers to questions based on fault photos and diagrams from the Hayward fault.
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Exploring Atoms

For Students 8th - 9th
In this chemistry instructional activity, students complete 29 fill in the bank questions about atoms based on the movie Exploring Atoms from the website www.brainpop.com .
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Energy: Nuclear Power

For Students 7th - 9th
For this energy and nuclear power worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss what thirteen energy terms mean and match those same terms to their definitions in the second activity.
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Isotopes; Molecular Notation; Electron Orbits

For Students 9th - 12th
In this isotopes, molecular notation, and electron orbits worksheet, students read selections pertaining to isotopes, mass number, molecular notation, electric attraction, and electron orbits. In addition, students complete 11 short...
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Bonding: Let's Get Together

For Students 5th - 6th
In this atom worksheet, students read 5 paragraphs about ionic bonds. Students answer 2 true/false questions, 4 fill in the blank, 3 multiple choice, and 1 short answer question.
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DNA and RNA Exercises

For Students 10th - 12th
In this protein synthesis worksheet, students answer 14 short answer questions about the process of making proteins from DNA.
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Respiration

For Students 10th - 12th
For this cellular respiration worksheet, students answer 14 multiple choice questions related to aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
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Elements

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this elements worksheet, students write the electron configurations for given elements. Students describe ionization energy and electron affinity and the periodic trends for both. This worksheet has 20 short answer questions.
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Comparing Plant and Animal Cells

For Students 5th - 8th
In this comparing plant cells and animal cells worksheet, students view cells from their cheeks and cells from elodea. A Venn diagram reveals similarities and differences between the cells.
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Paramecium

For Students 6th - 8th
In this paramecium worksheet, learners sharpen their science skills as they color the parts of a paramecium according to the instructions and then respond to 15 analysis questions.
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Isotopes

For Students 10th - 12th
In this isotopes worksheet, students review mass number, molecular notation, electron attraction, and electron orbits. This worksheet has 5 matching and 5 short answer questions.
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DNA Profile Analysis

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students obtain a DNA sample, observe DNA Using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, and obtain reagents and equipment.
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Introduction to Mendelian Genetics using Fiction

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate Mendelian Genetics by studying the history of Mendel and what it was like to be a 19th century scientist. They read a pieces of fiction during this investigation.
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Biological Rhythms

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students conduct experiments to determine their circadian rhythms for a cycle of about 24 hours.
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Eukaryotic Animal Cell, Candy Cell Model: Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners review the parts of the eukaryotic animal cell and construct a model using various types of candy.

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