Interactive
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Explorit's Weather Quiz

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this weather worksheet, students complete questions to a quiz about the weather. Students complete 5 questions in the weather quiz.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stellar Lunar Curriculum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars engage in a activity that covers the concept of different phases of the moon. They name the cycles of the phases of the moon while using flashlights to simulate the light of the sun. They research information about several...
Interactive
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Magnets

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive magnets learning exercise, students respond to 11 multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
Worksheet
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Magnetism: Knowledge Quiz

For Students 6th - 7th
In this magnetism quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts about magnetism.
Worksheet
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Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics worksheet, learners complete each of the statements with the correct word or phrase. Then they match each of the words listed on the left with their correct descriptions on the right.
Lesson Plan
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Magnetism-Decode Encrypted Statements

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders solve a cryptogram by decoding a message written with wingdings.  In this decoding lesson, 3rd graders solve a message related to magnetism.  Students have notes about magnets once they've finished.
Lesson Plan
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Compass Building Instructions

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students build their own compass following a given procedure. In this technology instructional activity, students explain how a compass is used in navigation. They trace the history of its development.
Worksheet
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Climate Change in Canada

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Canada worksheet, students read a 6 page detailed informational text about climate change in Canada. Students then complete 10 essay/short answer questions.
Worksheet
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Magnets

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this magnets learning exercise, students draw pictures of different magnets that are described on each page. Students complete 9 pictures.
Interactive
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Student Exploration: Phases of the Moon

For Students 4th - 6th
In this moon phase learning exercise, students complete 2 prior knowledge questions, then use the "Phase of the Moon Gizmo" to complete several activities, answering short answer questions when finished.
Lesson Plan
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Hubble Space Telescope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the universe through the eyes of the Hubble space telescope. They conduct research from looking at the universe that is simulated with a digital projector. The images are projected onto the wall in a simulation of...
Lesson Plan
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Phototaxis

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct lab experiment to answer the question: How will starving Dictyostelium Discoideum Slugs respond to white light? They determine whether the slugs are attracted to or repelled by the light.
Lesson Plan
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What is an Electromagnet?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students give examples of electromagnet applications. In this physics lesson plan, students explore what makes electromagnets work. They experiment picking paper clips with it.
Lesson Plan
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How Are Magnetic Fields Related To Sunspots?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover that sunspots are the result of intense magnetic forces on the photosphere of the sun by observing images from the SOHO satellite.
Lesson Plan
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Antarctica Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students visit an interactive web page. In this food chain lesson, students visit an interactive web page displaying an example of the food chain in Antarctica. As students move their mouse over the images, captions appear describing the...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Strength of an Electromagnet

For Students 3rd - 5th
Has anyone ever told you that you have a magnetic personality? Have you ever heard that opposites attract? These common phrases are both based on the properties of magnets and magnetic electricity. In this science fair project, learn how...
PPT
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Magnetism

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary of magnetism.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Forces on Moving Charges in Magnetic Fields

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial students will explore magnetic force. Students will observe interactions of magnets and study magnetic fields. The source of magnetic properties is believed to be moving charge. Since moving charge produces...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Electric and Magnetic Forces and the Modern Day Compass

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how a compass works using electromagnetic force. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Magnets

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students differentiate between and identify objects that are attracted by a magnet and those that are not attracted by a magnet.
Graphic
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Science Kids: Science Images: Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights

For Students 9th - 10th
The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a spectacular light display that can be seen at night in regions near the North Pole (auroras can also be seen near the South Pole). Auroras occur because of charged particles...