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Plastic Packaging

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect data. In this math lesson, students collect data about recyclable materials. Students develop a plan that will help the environment. Recycling plastic containers is discussed.
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Curated OER

Scientist Are Like Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students demonstrate proper scientific observation skills. In this investigative science instructional activity, students make observations, record their findings and form conclusions in order to improve their scientific documentation...
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Curated OER

Gravity Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the effects of mass on gravity. In this gravity lesson, 5th graders make model parachutes and helicopters in order to apply the scientific process and find out the effects of mass on drops of the 2 objects.
Interactive
Curated OER

Making Circle Graphs

For Students 5th - 8th
In this circle graphs worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about how to make circle graphs. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Energy Flow - How Much Biomass do Plants Produce?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of biomass. In this plant lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to observe plant growth and biomass.
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Metrics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the metric system. In this science lesson plan, students familiarize themselves with the metric system as they participate in a hands-on activity.
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Curated OER

The Gravity Of It All-Newton's Laws

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experiment with the concept of Newton's second law of motion. After building a ramp, they determine whether a large marble or a small marble will move farther, based on Newton's law. Students record their data on the provided....
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Fractions and Ribbons

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders solve division problems using partial quotients. For this long division lesson, 5th graders practice seeing division as a process of repeated subtraction and estimation. This lesson provides a script for the teacher.
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Holey Clamshells

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze data to make hypotheses and conclusions regarding the predator/prey relationship between moon snail and surf clams.
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Is More Expensive More Absorbent?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students consider the question," Is more expensive more absorbent?" In this science lesson plan, students find out through experimentation which paper towel is the most absorbent as well as which one is the best cost value for their money.
Worksheet
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Nerves

For Students 4th - 8th
In this nerves worksheet, students complete an experiment involving paper, straws, toothpicks, and more to test their nerves. Students follow 13 sets of directions.
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Crop Circles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils calculate the area and circumference of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students solve word problems with circles and create formulas to calculate the area. They find the rate and complex area of a circle.
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What Are We Listening To?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gather data from a web site on number of music albums sold by genre for the last two years. They convert these figures to fractions, decimals, and percents, and display the results in bar graphs and pie charts.
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Vegetable Creatures

For Teachers K - 5th
Students use different foods to enhance academic skills in all area contents.  In this food activity lesson, students use food, such as "bugs on a log" (raisins on peanut butter celery) to estimate and practice multiplication. ...
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Fitting a Line to Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work together in groups to collect data in relationship to how much water marbles can displace. After the experiment, they use the data to identify the linear equation to determine the best-fit line. They use the...
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Faux Rice Paper Holiday Cards

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners investigate the history of the uses of rice paper. They learn to use controlled brush pressure and work within a border that they create. Students use many materials to create a functional piece of artwork.
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Digging Detectives

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils demonstrate basic procedures for archeological excavations. They explore an archeological site, students using various archeological methods and techniques to determine some of the aspects of past life and culture.
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Optional Laboratory: Soil Particle Size and Texture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to perform experiments on different types of soil. They record the soil's pH level, color and texture. They develop hypothesis' on what they believe they will discover before beginning the experiment.
Worksheet
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A Lunar Transit of the Sun from Space

For Students Higher Ed
In this moon activity, students determine the angular size of the moon and draw a scaled model of the Earth, moon, and sun and given distances and positions. This activity has 4 problems to solve.
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Clocks and Time

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students construct clocks and then learn how to read a clock face, tell time, and determine how much time has elapsed.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Strolling With My Gnomies, a Measuring Game

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Decide whether you want to measure in Standard or metric and at what level (i.e. inch, half inch or centimeter, millimeter) and begin practice. Computer will generate a line above the ruler and the player enters the length and checks for...
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Measure Up! Measuring to Make a Line Plot

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch and show the data by making a line plot. This lesson includes an...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Measuring a Line Segment: Lesson 2

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This video lesson [2:15] will walk you through using a ruler to measure the distance between endpoints. It is 2 of 10 in the series titled "Measuring a Line Segment." Students can take a short review quiz when finished....
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Measuring a Line Segment: Lesson 3

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This video lesson [1:04] will walk you through using a ruler to measure the distance between endpoints. It is 3 of 10 in the series titled "Measuring a Line Segment." Students can answer review questions when finished....