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Institute of Physics

Activities for STEM Clubs

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Need some support or ideas of how to entertain middle schoolers or what clubs to bring into your school?  Let this excellent 40-page resource guide with links and step-by-step directions on STEM activities guide your decision.
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DiscoverE

Design a Shoe

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Engage young scientists in a project where high fashion meets engineering! Using foam core and hot glue, partnered pupils design and create a functional, fashionable pair of shoes. Groups then put the footwear through its paces using a...
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Exploratorium

Laser Jello

For Teachers 7th - 10th
The concepts of refraction and reflection gel with your physical science class during this colorful exploration. Shining lasers through Petri-dish-shaped gelatin desserts, they will notice how the light travels and bounces off the sides....
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National Wildlife Federation

It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's...CARBON!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
An interesting lesson takes pupils on a trip through the carbon cycle. A reading passage allows scholars to take notes and make choices about what happens to the carbon on its journey. This third lesson in a series of 21 discusses...
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Curated OER

A Weighty Issue

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Want to get your students motivated in science class? Given only a piece of aluminum foil, assign groups the task of designing a "barge" that will support the weight of a bunch of pennies.  The group who is able to put the most...
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Curated OER

Implications of the Human Genome Project

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the Human Genome Project through classroom discussion and the video, Cracking the Code of Life. They research reports about the issues of disease, human health, and the ethical, legal, and societal implications of the...
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Curated OER

The Upper Palouse Restoration Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become competent, to collect, record, and interpret information about a particular project they are undertaking. They apply the data and interpret them to analyze the environmental impact of a restoration project.
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Curated OER

Photo Essay Semester Project

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students reinforce research and organizational skills with this project. They create a photo essay and conduct an interview with a person associated with their chosen topic. Pupils may choose to get their pictures from a digital camera,...
Interactive
Curated OER

Native Plants at School -- A Garden Landscape Project

For Students 5th - 7th
In this native plants at school -- a garden landscape project instructional activity, students design the landscape for a school garden by identifying native plants, creating a presentation and creating a plot plan within the...
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Curated OER

Nuclear Scientists Project

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students explore nuclear scientists.  In this nuclear science research instructional activity, students choose a scientist who has contributed to nuclear theory, research his/her life and accomplishments, and write a paper. Students...
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Curated OER

Freshman Project-Part 5

For Students 9th
In this project worksheet, 9th graders display their data, the make a graph and they answer analysis and conclusion questions on their experimental design project. They discuss the variables of their experiment, their major findings,...
Organizer
Curated OER

Rock Cycle Project

For Students 7th - 9th
In this rock cycle worksheet, students design a project to describe the life of a metamorphic rock. They can write the project as a diary, a comic strip, a comic book or a children's book.
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Curated OER

Science Giants

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research about the work and accomplishments of their chosen scientist. In this life science lesson, 5th graders explore how to become one. They prepare a presentation and share it with the class.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Geology Project

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geology project worksheet, students work in groups and prepare a presentation that covers topics in geology. Students research the topic, prepare a poster illustrating the topic, take notes, and write up an experiment related to...
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Curated OER

Science Safari: Energy Resources

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover how scientific methods are integral to the creation of energy. In this energy resources lesson, students follow the provided procedures to learn how science impacts energy production.
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Curated OER

Exploring the Science of Oil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze the basic techniques used to find and produce oil. They also create a small project that allows them experiment with solutions to maximize the amount of colorless liquid produced from colored solutions.
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Curated OER

High Performance in Agriculture Science: Graduates Outperform Others

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students plan for their future by exploring occupational experience programs.In this career lesson students list activities that they will participate in in the future and complete a career exploration project.
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Curated OER

4th Grade Life Science Unit: Animals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders classify animals. For this animal kingdom lesson, 4th graders research animal habitats and behaviors. Students connect to a zoologist via SKYPE and learn about animal classification. Students blog about preserving animal...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Freshman Project-Part One-Science Concept Map & 4-Questions Strategy

For Students 8th - 10th
In this project worksheet, students are given a rubric to asses their concept map and their four question strategy completed for their science project.
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Curated OER

Water Cycle Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners complete a water cycle project. In this Earth science lesson, students use recycled objects from around their homes to illustrate the water cycle. Learners illustrate evaporation, condensation, precipitation, saturation, ground...
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Curated OER

Far-out Astronomy in a Suitcase

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders engage in a web-based research activity. They use a teacher provided worksheet to guide their research through the website. This lesson provide a excellent opportunity to showcase Canadians astronomy and space science...
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Curated OER

Wildflower Beautification Project

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, in cooperative groups, design and create a wildflower garden for the community. They write letters to property owners requesting use of their land and then write invitations to their parents and to local, state, and federal...
Activity
Curated OER

A Research Project and Article For the Natural Inquirer

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Get your class to use the scientific process to solve a scientific problem. They utilize the Natural Inquirer magazine to identify a research question which they write an introduction to and collect data to answer. They use graphs,...
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Curated OER

Skin Cancer Investigation: A Multi-Component Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the perceived and actual risks of getting skin cancer, while looking at ways to minimize these risks. They may have very little grasp of the severity of the threat of skin cancer or be unaware of the increase in the...

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