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High Tech Food

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students view videos, read, and fill in charts about agriculture production. In this agriculture lesson plan, students complete these agriculture activities and explore careers in agriculture.
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Conductive Heat Transfer Experiments

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners conduct a variety of experiments to see how heat is transferred using common household objects. The teacher uses the safety plans included in the lesson plan. This is ideal for inexperienced Science teachers.
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Shipwreck Alley

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the different types of vessels used in commercial shipping.  In this commercial shipping instructional activity students apply force and motion to problems of marine safety. 
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Pursuit of The Properties of Metals and Nonmetals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how every element is classified based on the physical and chemical properties.  In this properties of metals lesson students divide into groups, complete a lab and finish a data sheet. 
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Taking Apart Electrical Appliances

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students apply the scientific method to the act of taking apart appliances. In this scientific process lesson, students disassemble appliances to learn how their components work together.
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How Shocking

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students describe the characteristics of polymers and rubbers and how they improve human lives.  In this shock lesson students build a shock absorbing structure using different polymer materials. 
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Tree I.D.

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars explore various tree species. In this tree species activity, students collect leaves on nature walks and use Internet sources to identify the trees that the leaves belong to. Young scholars graph their data as well.
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Keeping Our Pets Safe In An Emergency

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners fill out worksheets that teach them how to prepare for emergency situations and how to enable animal safety in emergency situations. In this emergency lesson plan, students talk about different kinds of emergencies and how they...
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Acid Rain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the effects of acid rain. The lesson contains a lab background for the teacher to use before the implementation of the lesson. They conduct an experiment to collect data and then report the results of the observations.
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Determining the Age of Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating lesson, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Check Out Lights and Shields with Beads

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their findings. 
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Polymer Rockets

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners examine polymer rockets and complete an activity.  In this rockets lesson students design, create and test a polymer rocket and have a blast off competition. 
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The Way a Tree Works

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore nature by conducting botany experiments. For this plant life lesson, students define the necessary resources for a plant to thrive on our planet while defining scientific vocabulary terms. Students utilize different...
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Our Amazing Skeleton

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the skeleton, about the number of and types of bones in the body, and how outer space affects astronauts' bones. They discover how to take care of their bones here on Earth to prevent osteoporosis, or, weakening of the...
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NASA Robots

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate how robots are used in space. In this space science lesson, students participate in an experiment using a blindfold and complete assigned tasks. The students demonstrate how robots are "thinking" machines.
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Temperature and Pressure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct an experiment to determine the relationship between pressure and temperature. In this physical science instructional activity, students collect data and graph them. They compare the results of Celsius and...
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Making a Soil Separator

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate botany by creating a soil separating device.  In this plant life lesson, students identify the needs of plants and how important the right soil is in the growing process.  Students define different soil...
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The Seeds Tell the Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore sources of  pollution runoff and actions that can be taken to reduce runoff.  For this pollution lesson students complete a worksheet and see why bio-essays may provide a more realistic picture of toxicity.
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Flavor of Organic Chemistry

For Students 9th - 12th
Introduce organic chemistry through an analysis of flavor. A three-part unit begins with an overview of the components of flavor. Next, scholars prepare esters through esterification. Finally, they examine how all senses have an impact...
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Bubble Tube Experimental Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study what an experiment is comprised of and how to be successful when doing an experiment.  In this experimental lesson students design their own experimental investigation and answer questions.
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Shining the Light on Skin

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the relationships between certain environmental factors and levels of exposure to sunlight. The variables of location, time of year, and day, and the weather which affect the intensity of the sun are explored in this...
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Understanding the Ice

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the concept of sea ice. In this sea ice lesson, students interview arctic hunters to regarding the sea ice safety and attributes.
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Confectionary Bureau of Investigations: Case of the Cookie Mystery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars perform tests on different chemicals to determine their chemical properties. In this forensic science lesson, students identify an unknown sample using its physical and chemical properties. They solve a fictional crime...
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Robots

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars play the parts of robots and their controllers. In this robot lesson plan, students learn about robots, and use verbal commands to simulate how a robot would command to it's controller.