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A Potpourri of Thermo Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this thermodynamics worksheet, learners match terms to their definitions such as enthalpy, equilibrium, bond energy, and heat capacity. This worksheet has 20 words to match.
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Science: Lenz's Law and the Spinning Can

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students observe a demonstration of Lenz's Law using an aluminum can and a bar magnet. They hypothesize what will occur as the can is placed in water and the magnet is lowered above it on a string. Students discover the phase shift...
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Calculating Joules

For Students 9th - 12th
In this calculating joules worksheet, students read about the relationship between mass, temperature change, specific heat and energy. They find the number of joules needed to heat water in five different problems using the given...
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Frost Depth

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explore the concept of frost depth. In this frost depth lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to use a frost tube to measure, record, and graph frost depth data.
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Vapor Pressure

For Students 9th - 12th
In this vapor pressure learning exercise, students use a given graph of the vapor pressure of four liquids to answer eleven questions. They compare and find boiling points and vapor pressures of propanone, ethanol, water, and ethanoic acid.
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Crystal Growing

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners explore the different phases of a crystal.  For this mineral lesson students grow their own sugar crystals using a sugar recipe. 
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Colored Clouds

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, examine how particles in warm water move faster than particles in cold water.
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Cooling With Sunshades

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct research in order to find the effects of properties exposed to heat and how they change temperature. They consider the effect of sunlight upon objects that are placed outside with the help of an experiment. They also...
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Energy Defined

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete activities to study the sources of energy and forms. In this energy instructional activity, 4th graders discuss the origin of energy and define it. Students participate in several experiments to further study...
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Hands-On Humidity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine why humidity changes throughout the day. They study the concept of relative humidity, absolute humidity, and dew point temperature. They interpret phase diagrams and explain why relative humidity typically falls and...
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Role Playing A Neuronal Transmission

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students roleplay to review nerve communication and the parts of the neuron. Each student represents a different part of a neuron and as parts become polarized and depolarized they act it out. A surprise occurs at the synaptic knob as...
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Solution Shapes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this solutions learning exercise, learners soak a pipe cleaner in hot water and a supersaturated solution of 20 Mule Team Borax. Students leave their pipe cleaner in the solution for 30 minutes and then observe. They put it back in...
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Mosquito Life Cycles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gather mosquito eggs to record the mosquito life cycle using drawings, descriptions, and any other appropriate means. In small groups, they analyze and describe the process of complete metamorphosis. They classify mosquitoes...
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Amphibians

For Students 5th - 12th
In this amphibian learning exercise, students will review the characteristics of the class Amphibia, including frogs and toads, salamanders, and caecilians. This learning exercise has 3 short answer questions, 5 matching questions, 6...
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A Frog's Life Story

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine a frog's life cycle. In this amphibians lesson, students read a book about frogs and discuss how frogs are born and how they grow.  Students complete worksheets on the life cycle of the frog, and hold a discussion...
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Science Jeopardy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Make reviewing evolution, cell division, genetics, cell structure, and scientific method more fun! Science Jeopardy allows teams to choose a category for the question they will address. If you complete the entire game, learners will have...
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 
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Radioactive Half-Life

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this half-life worksheet, students determine how much of the radioactive isotopes will remain after a certain amount of time. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
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Understanding the Ice

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explore the concept of sea ice. In this sea ice lesson, students interview arctic hunters to regarding the sea ice safety and attributes.
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Challenging Thermodynamics Problems

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this thermodynamics instructional activity, students apply Hess's Law and review internal energy theory and heat capacity theory. Students use Boltzmann formula to calculate entropy and calculate the change in free energy. This...
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Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students name the 4 seasons, discussing the weather, plant life, animal life and and activities of each. Students read the book titled, "Hello Arctic," and and discuss changes in seasons that accompany the story. Students complete...
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Solutions

For Students Higher Ed
In this solutions instructional activity, students calculate molality and mole fraction. Students define colligative property and determine what affects the solubility of gas in solvents. This instructional activity has 2 short answer...
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Materials, Let's Do the Life Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine environmental and social impacts of products that consumers buy. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students play a game that requires them to consider real costs of products. Students consider the environmental...
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Secrets of the Ocean Realm - In the School "Star Gardens"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn to use a tide table in plotting tidal curves and create a tide calendar by plotting a month-long tidal curve on an ordinary pictorial calendar.