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Plants and Oxygen: Breathing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders gain an understanding of how plants produce oxygen and that the oxygen we breathe comes from trees and plants. After a lecture/demo, 2nd graders discuss the ways plants produce oxygen and the detrimental effects of cutting...
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Ocean in a Bottle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create an enclosed ocean in a bottle and add different pollutants to explore the effects of pollution on the environment.
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Quick Freeze (Demonstration)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers witness an demonstration in which a bottle of club soda will go from a liquid to a solid when it is opened and the carbon dioxide is allowed to escape. This will help them understand that the freezing point of a solution...
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Intervention Design and Final Report

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in series of studies having to do with the Ambient Air Module. They create a presentation to recommend a solution for the asthma problem experienced by students at school. The rubric is found at the end of the lesson and...
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Photometry

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine blackbody radiation and light wavelengths. Students research the various types of electromagnetic spectrum. Students examine any misconceptions they may have in light.
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The Causes of Differences in Density

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss the each of the following objects/substances in terms of what contributes to their density: 1) a piece of copper; 2) a piece of bread; 3) steam in the air. They evaluate the causes in the various densities of substances.
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On the Other Hand

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify traits that are either genetic or developmental in nature and determine why it might be difficult to learn if handedness is genetic or developmental. They explore theories on the causes of left-handedness by reading and...
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Extraction of DNA from Onion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study DNA by isolating it from plant tissue. They determine the purpose of each step in the isolation procedure as it relates to the physical and biochemical characteristics of the genetic material
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Extraction of DNA from Onion

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students experiment with DNA by isolating it from plant tissue. They investigate whole onions to prepare DNA. They complete the experiment to examine the structural characteristics of DNA.
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The Blast Furnace

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students practice writing chemical formulas, word equations, and symbol equations. Students identify the types of reactions. This worksheet has 7 problems to solve.
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Chemical Changes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners explore chemical changes. in this activity about the properties of chemical changes, students do experiments, observe, and record results. Learners complete four experiments in order to observe chemical changes. In each...
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Diffusion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this diffusion worksheet, students review the terms associated with diffusion and osmosis plus answer questions based on a passive transport lab they completed. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions.
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Conservation Success Index

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students read information about trout habitat preservation and visit the various links to learn a fish species and its current habitat range. In this habitat conservation instructional activity, students read passages about use the Trout...
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Mixtures, Percentage and Equation Stoichiometry

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students answer 2 problems on solution stoichiometry. They calculate the mass of products formed given a certain amount of reactant.
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Density, Iron, and Anemia

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars explain what factors determine density. In this physics lesson, students hypothesize which objects are less dense. They cite the importance of density in everyday life.
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Cell Reproduction and Inheritance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine their inherited characteristics from their parents. In this biology lesson, students study the life of Mendel using an interactive website. They differentiate dominant and recessive characteristics.
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Striking it Rich with Chemistry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify the composition of different pennies. In this chemistry lesson, students use a post 1982 penny to observe chemical change. They explain how to turn a penny from copper to gold.
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Out of the Freshwater Aquarium

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online quiz activity, learners answer a set of multiple choice questions about freshwater aquarium fish. Page includes links to answers and resources.
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Here Comes The Sunfish

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice trivia questions about sunfish. Page has a link to answers.
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Arabian Horses

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online quiz learning exercise, students answer a set of multiple choice trivia questions about Arabian horses. Page has a link to answers.
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Number Theory

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of number theory. They discuss an assortment of number theory topics such as prime numbers, composite numbers, GCF, modular arithmetic, and others in a lecture style discussion. Pupils view videos about these...
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Environment, Technology, and Culture of the Chumash People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop an understanding of the interrelatedness of technology, culture, and environment as illustrated by the Chumash culture. They research the tribe and complete a table for the Chumash people describing their environment,...
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Density

For Teachers 9th
Learners predict when an object will float or sink based on comparison of density of the object to the density of the substance in which it is placed. The access a website and sketch the object in the first column of their table and then...
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Rock and Boat

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Present the class with a question on whether the water level of a pond will rise they take a large rock out of a boat and drop it into the pond. Groups come down on all sides of the question and try to justify their answers. The activity...