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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow -- Oil Recovery Investigation
Pupils use a model to show primary and secondary oil recovery processes. They discover the effect of rock porosity and permeability on the recovery process. They discuss how to dipose of waste during the process.
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Energy Sources - Water Wheel Investigation
Students create their own water wheel to show the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy. They discover the production of electricity through hydropower and apply it to different situations. They share any data collected with...
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Energy Sources -- Windmill Competition Investigation
Students work together to use an anemometer to measure wind speed. They use their anemometer to complete different experiments. They work together to design their own windmill.
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Composition of Fuels -- Chemical Models Investigation
Students construct models of alternative fuel molecules and record their molecular formulas. They participate in a lab activity in which they demonstrate the chemical reactions that take place. They balance chemical equations.
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Fuels for Everything -- Splitting Atoms
Students participate in a lab activity in which they simulate the process of nuclear fission. They make predictions and write down their observations during the activity. They share their results with the class.
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What Are Alternative Fuels? Concept Mapping Alternative Fuels Investigation
Students compare and contrast the different types of alternative fuels. They create a concept map to understand their classification. They examine the properties of matter and energy as well.
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Creating an Advertisement
Students discuss the benefits of using alternative fuels. They work together to create a one-page advertisment listing these benefits. They share their ad with the class.
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
Middle schoolers describe the difference between a news article and an editorial. They identify the main points and supporting details in articles. They write their own persuasive editorial to end the lesson.
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Conversions That Make Cents
Eighth graders practice calculating problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They estimate solutions to algebraic problems. They also graph their solutions.
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Tour de Texas
Eighth graders plan a trip to Texas and calculate the amount of alternative fuel they would need. They gather information on vouchers, gas stations and a budget. They predict how far they can travel and what they will visit. They compare...
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Power Systems and Efficiency - Nuts! Investigation
Eighth graders measure the amount of energy found in different kinds of nuts. They use different types of burners and compare and contrast the efficiency of each. They also calculate an efficiency rating for a butane burner.
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Fueling the Future -- Electrolysis
Eighth graders work together to demonstrate the electrolysis of water. They record their observations and discuss them at the end of the experiment. They examine the connection between fuel cells and electrolysis as well.
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Calorimetry Worksheet
In this chemistry worksheet, students answer the essay questions while focusing on the concept of measuring calories and there is a variety of types of problems.
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Writing Equations
In this chemistry worksheet, students practice creating chemical equations given the names of the compounds. The answers are included in the set of sheets.
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How to Make Water Run Uphill
Young scholars observe science demonstration. In this science lesson, students watch an experiment showing water moving up from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, due to a change in atmospheric pressure.
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Stoichiometry
Students research chemical formulas and balance chemical equations. In this chemical equations lesson students complete a class activity on chemical equations and answer questions.
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Forms of Energy
Fifth graders brainstorm what forms of energy are used in an energy bike listing them on the board with the description placed beside each form for reference. They work in pairs to diagram the energy transformations that occurred while...
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Smell Gas? Act Fast Word Search
For this natural gas word search worksheet, students locate and identify 13 natural gas safety-related words in the word bank within the word search puzzle.
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Ideal Gas Law Worksheet
For this ideal gas law worksheet, students complete 8 problem solving questions to find pressure, volume and temperature of given gases.
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Hot Air Balloon
Students view a video and discuss the mechanics of a hot air balloon. They, in groups, construct a functioning hot air balloon.
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Science Safari: Energy Resources
Students pick a topic that is related to energy and power companies, tools, and careers. They organize information, photos, illustrations, video, or other graphics into a presentation.
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Activity #5 Environmental Effects
Students explain the implications of particle theory of The Law of Conservation of Matter for problems of pollution and waste disposal. They describe, in terms of atoms and molecules, what happens to materials when they are dissolved or...
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Chemical Equations
In this chemical equations worksheet, students predict the major organic products of given reactions. Students give the mechanism for reactions. Students also give the product for ozonolysis of given alkenes. This worksheet has 7...
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Separating Run-together Sentences With a Period
For this grammar worksheet, students rewrite ten pairs of run-on sentences into two complete sentences each by utilizing periods and capital letters.