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Julie Chen: Thinking Outside the Book

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners create an original art book after studying nontraditional boomaking. In this visual arts lesson, students watch a video on the work of Julie Chen and discuss the concept of books as three-dimensional art. Then learners are asked...
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Electricity and Thermodynamics Review

For Students 9th - 12th
For this electricity and thermodynamics worksheet, learners review the major concepts of both series circuits and parallel circuits, they review types of thermal transfer, they match electricity terms with their definitions, they fill in...
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Buoyancy-Why Things Float

For Students 8th - 10th
In this buoyancy worksheet, learners read about the principles behind objects floating including density, buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle. Students complete a buoyancy lab where they use a balloon and water and a film canister and...
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More Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this conservation of energy worksheet, students answer 17 questions about energy, potential energy, kinetic energy and work. They match the conservation of energy equations with 7 given situations.
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Matching Circuit

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circuits worksheet, high schoolers answer 16 questions about matching circuits and how they are constructed. They answer questions about insulators and conductors and complete and incomplete circuits. They also answer questions...
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Simple Machines

For Students 9th - 12th
In this simple machines learning exercise, students identify the 6 simple machines. They answer 21 questions about the types of simple machines, the output force of simple machines, the input force and the work involved in using a simple...
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Bernoulli's Principle and Winged Flight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study Bernoulli's Principle and Winged Flight. In this biology lesson plan, 3rd graders to see how the decrease in air pressure which occurs when air is moving allows birds to fly.
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Pressure and Volume of Gases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate pressure and volume as they relate to gases. In this pressure and volume lesson plan, students observe multiple demonstrations related to air pressure. The develop an understanding of the relationship between...
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Center of Gravity

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct experiments to identify the center of gravity. In this gravity lesson, 4th graders do two hands-on experiments to increase their understanding of this concept. This self-discovery lesson provides students with the...
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Sound/Pitch

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore how pitch changes when using instruments that are plucked, blown, and hit. In this sound and pitch lesson, students blow across the top of bottles that are filled with water to create sound. Students use recorders...
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Modeling the Rock Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this modeling the rock cycle worksheet, students use a sugar cube to show the phases and changes in the rock cycle as represented by the changes in the sugar cube. For each step of the experiment students indicate the part of the rock...
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Under Pressure

For Students 9th - 12th
In this pressure worksheet, students read about Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure, about vapor pressure and about collecting gases over water. They answer 6 questions using the concepts of Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure and they solve 4...
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Domino Dash

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this speed worksheet, students use dominoes to measure the average speed of rows falling over. Students make a line graph to show the relationship between the length of the domino row and the time. Students answer 8 questions about...
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Peak, Average, and RMS Measurements

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this voltage worksheet, students answer ten questions about RMS amplitude, DC power sources, AC alternators and the measurements used for voltage in power lines.
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Magnets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students conduct an experiment.  In this magnets instructional activity, students review what they know about magnetism, work in groups to determine the magnetism of various objects and discuss their results.
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Violence On TV

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars examine violence on TV. In this data collection lesson, students explore TV violence. Young scholars watch TV shows and fill out a checklist about the amount of violence. Students organize and analyze the information...
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Lightning!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use aluminum, a thumbtack, an eraser, and more to create static electricity. In this static electricity lesson plan, students use this experiment to simulate lightning.
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The Scale

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, learners solve a problem in which three boys weigh themselves two at a time.  Students use the given weights to deduce the weight of each individual.  The one page worksheet contains one...
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Conditions at Sea

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine wave formation. For this wave lesson, students discover how waves are formed and how the weather at sea is predicted. Students study ocean vocabulary and understand the Beaufort Wind Force Scale.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Sisyphusian Auto Bailouts

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about auto bailouts and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Laws of Motion

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners explore centrifugal and centripetal force. In this motion lesson, students expand on their knowledge of motion to study velocity, acceleration, and friction. Learners examine multiple objects to demonstrate the laws of motion.
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Gravity Launch

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine how gravity affects launching rockets into space. In this physical science lesson, students review the concept of gravity and use an interactive online site, "Gravity Launch," to simulate a rocket launch.
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Ice Floats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the changing density of water. In this physics lesson, students investigate how an object's density determines whether it will float or sink in water. They explain why this unique property of is important to living things.
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Eating the Rainbow: A Student's Guide to Healthy Foods That Grow

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the nutritional value of different foods. In this health science lesson plan, 3rd graders create a daily log of the foods they eat and categorize them. They plan a healthy menu for their family.

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