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Multiplication Strategies - A Day at the Zoo

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
This is an amazing 33-page resource for teaching multiplication! Your mathematicians will discover the connection between multiplication and repeated addition. They also will work collaboratively with arrays while studying zoo animals....
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Addition Polymerization: Preparation of Polystyrene Using Two Types of Initiators

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Advanced chemistry classes compare the polymerization of styrene using two different initators: benzoyl peroxide and aluminum chloride. Once they synthesize polystyrene, they compare the two producet for melting point and density. There...
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Hang Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate the motion of a fly ball with different winds. They use a partner to provide the simulated wind. Students draw a baseball diamond and the field on a piece of paper. They drag the pen across the paper to show the path of...
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The Effect of Dissolved Salt on the Boiling Point of Water

For Students 7th - 12th
Explore the properties of solutions with a lab activity. Chemistry fans determine the boiling point of water, add salt to create a solution, and then repeat the process four more times. They design their own data table and then graph the...
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Vocabulary: Types of Ecosystems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils practice using vocabulary words from life science. They will investigate the ecosystem and the terms that are associated with it. In addition, they will complete a fill-in-the-blank exam using the vocabulary words.
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Center Science Education

Glaciers: Then and Now

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Cooperative groups compare pairs of photos of Alaskan glaciers. They match a historical photo to the recent photo of the same glacier. The class discusses what conditions are necessary for glaciers to retreat. This abbreviated activity...
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Look at Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners observe leaves in hands-on ways. As they observe attributes, they will group the leaves according to these attributes and consider any patterns they see emerge. In addition, they will communicate what they have learned about...
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National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Nuclear Popcorn

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Make your lesson on radioactive decay pop with this lab exercise. Using popcorn kernels spread over a tabletop, participants pick up all of those that point toward the back of the room, that is, those that represent decayed atoms. As the...
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Scientific Measurement Exercise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars measure irregularly shaped bones, once using a variety of measurement methods and tools, and then again using standard conventions and metric tape measures. They explore firsthand that standardizing data collection makes...
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. They examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree. They become familiar with the seasonal changing of leaves. They realize that these and other changes...
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Magma Flow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the flow of magma. They observe the effect of silica and heat on lava flow through a model using everyday items. in addition, they complete analysis questions.
Lab Resource
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The Action of A Buffer Solution

For Students 9th - 12th
For this buffer solution worksheet, high schoolers experiment with the addition of different solutions to a buffer solution and observe the changes in pH using a pH probe. Students describe the differences between adding pure water and...
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Matter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars complete a unit of activities to learn about states of matter and how to measure matter. In this matter lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about matter, its states, and how to measure matter.
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National Wildlife Federation

Habitat Web

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Young scientists weave together an understanding of ecosystems with this fun collaborative activity. Taking on the roles of different living and non-living elements of specific habitats, learners use a ball of yarn to create...
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environment: Fresh and Saltwater Habitats

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students compare and contrast fresh and salt water coastal environments. After describing how sea animals adapt to their habitats, they design a variety of sea creatures and explain how the adaptations aid in the animals' survival. ...
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Trouble in the Troposphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students Use data sets from MY NASA DATA to produce graphs comparing monthly and yearly ozone averages of several U.S. cities. They analyze and evaluate the data and predict trends based on the data. In addition, they discuss and...
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Good Health

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete a unit with cross-curricular activities to learn about a healthy body and maintaining their health. In this health lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about good health, a healthy diet, healthy foods, healthy...
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Cornell University

Constructing and Visualizing Topographic Profiles

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Militaries throughout history have used topography information to plan strategies, yet many pupils today don't understand it. Scholars use Legos and a contour gauge to understand how to construct and visualize topographic profiles. This...
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Conservation vs. Economic Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate the choices people make between economic growth and personal growth and development using the ethical/decision making model. Small groups create and present a position paper describing their feeling for or against the...
Activity
International Technology Education Association

Sizing Up the Clouds

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How much rain can that cloud make? Through a simulation, the class estimates the amount of candy rain contained in different cup clouds. After probing the clouds using different methods, class members adjust their estimates. Participants...
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Intrinsic Viscosity

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students treat a high molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol polymer with potassium periodate. They measure the viscosity of polyvinyl alcohols.
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Creative Chemistry

Oxidation of Ethanol to Ethanal

For Students 9th - 12th
Here is a laboratory exercise in which chemistry masters conduct an oxidation reaction to change ethanol into ethanal. They compare the original alcohol to the resulting aldehyde by forming a precipitate. This activity is aimed at...
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect, measure and classify leaves. In this inquiry-based sorting and classifying lesson, students look at various types of leaves they have collected and measure them using a standard unit of measurement. Next, they relate...
Worksheet
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Photosynthesis: An Overview

For Students 9th - 12th
This photosynthesis quiz containing multiple-choice and short-answer questions challenges young biologists to extend their thinking beyond knowledge recall. There is one question referring to a certain page in the unidentified textbook,...

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