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Cross that Bridge!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers design a bridge that can hold a hundred pennies. For this physics lesson, students follow the scientific method to solve a given problem. They analyze possible problems in their design.
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Describing the Motion of a Battery Powered Car

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate average velocity of a moving car. In this physics lesson, students construct graphs from data collected in the experiment. They design their own experiment to determine velocity of another moving object.
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The Dirt on Soil

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students classify different soil types. In this earth science lesson plan, students explain the factors that affect groundwater quality. They design and build a water treatment plant.
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Using Plastics to Walk on Egg

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design shoes that can make them walk on eggs without breaking them. In this science lesson, students calculate pressure using force and area. They present their shoes model in class.
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Electromagnetic Energy and Its Spectrum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explain how electromagnetic radiation travel in space. In this physics lesson, students design and implement an experiment to reduce UV exposure. They discuss and share their findings in class.
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Float Your Boat

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students design an experiment to find density using Archimedes' Principle. In this physics lesson, students calculate density using mass and volume. They share their findings in class.
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Heat Loss and Gain in Physical Changes and Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars compare and contrast exothermic and endothermic reactions. In this chemistry lesson, students perform experiments to determine whether heat was released or absorbed in a reaction. They share their observations in class.
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Hold on Tight!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the mechanisms of how sticky materials work. In this technology lesson, students test the strength of different sticky tapes. They explain how their uses relate to how they are manufactured.
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How Creepy!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students infer the importance of keeping accurate records. In this physics instructional activity, students observe, measure and collect data from a creeping material. They graph their data and share it to class.
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Making a Model Lung

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students build a model lung. In this life science lesson, students name the different parts of the lung and their function. They explain the process of breathing.
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Marbles and Momentum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explain the law of conservation of momentum. In this physics lesson, students test this concept by playing marbles. They discuss how mass and velocity affects momentum.
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the behavior of a miracle fish. In this life science lesson, students write a procedure about the fish experiment. They collect data, construct graphs and draw conclusion at the end of the lab.
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The Nanofiber Chocolate Factory: An Analogy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the advantage of using nanotechnologies. In this chemistry instructional activity, students mass the pretzels before and after dipping them in chocolate. They collect data and compare results in class.
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Nanofibers: Why Go Small?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explain the advantages of nanotechnology. In this chemistry lesson, students investigate pretzels' average diameter and circumference. They graph their result and compare with other groups.
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One Plus One Makes New

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars identify the different properties of matter. In this chemistry lesson, students design an experiment on a property of matter they would like to investigate. They report their findings in class.
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Physics on the Playground

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explain how friction affects the motion of moving objects. In this physics lesson, 2nd graders investigate how different materials move down the slide. They share their observations with each other.
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Plastics and Rubber: What's the Difference?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students classify household items into either plastic or rubber. In this chemistry lesson, students justify their classification system. They explain the difference between observation and inference.
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Study the Fizz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students hypothesize about the amount of carbon dioxide in soda bottles. In this chemistry lesson, students design an experiment to solve the problem. They share findings in class.
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Where Did the Water Go? An Investigation in Scientific Methods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students hypothesize what happened to the missing water. For this chemistry lesson, students test their hypothesis by designing an experiment. They record observations and report findings to class.
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Where in the World is Rubber?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils research countries where rubber is naturally produced. For this geography lesson, students create a poster from their researched information. They present their poster in class.
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Where to Live?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students decide where they want to live in US. In this geography lesson, students select their residential preferences. Using GIS, they determine the location that meets their preferences.
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You Are What You Eat!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the calorie content of food. In this chemistry lesson, students plan a healthy meal based on RDA. They devise an exercise to burn extra calories.
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To Smell or Not to Smell, That is the Ester

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the basic concepts of polymerization. Students participate in a lab to create a crude preparation of carboxyl esterase and test its effectiveness in reducing the residual monomer in an emulsion such as paint.
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Organic Chemistry

For Students 10th - 12th
In this organic chemistry worksheet, students answer 8 questions about organic molecules. They draw structural formulas for molecules, they identify classes of hydrocarbons in given diagrams and they draw specific components of given...

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