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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: It's a Ruler You Know!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will be working with rulers to measure real life objects along with manipulating a ruler in a Smart Board activity!
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Can We Measure the Wavelength of Light Emitted From Stars?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed for students to apply their knowledge of mathematics and physics to "real life" situations. Students are presented with the situation that they are on a camping trip and wish to know the wavelength emitted by a...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring the Speed of 'Light' With a Microwave Oven

For Students 9th - 10th
In this experiment, you will measure the speed of light using a microwave oven, some egg white, and a ruler. This short project proves to be an extremely interesting choice for a science lab, with pictures for illustration, and thorough...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Centimeters and Inches

For Teachers 2nd Standards
How do we understand the difference between inches and centimeters? Why does measuring a given object in centimeters always give a bigger number than measuring the same object in inches? This instructional activity includes detailed...
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Globe

The Globe Program: Water Module

For Teachers K - 1st
Learning activities allow students to learn about tools for making science observations such as a magnifying lens and ruler. Then students describe how macroinvertebrates are adapted to their aquatic environment.
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Characteristics of Parallelograms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students learn more about the characteristics of parallelograms by folding paper and measuring the angles in a parallelogram. Students use a ruler and protractor to draw parallelograms with given properties. Then,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Magnifying Discovery

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever looked through a magnifying lens? Why do things look bigger when you look at them through the magnifying lens? Even though the object appears to get larger, it really stays the same size. Each lens has its own unique power...

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