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The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
Young scholars learn along with Ms. Frizzle's class. In this Magic School Bus lesson plan, students work in small groups to find how movement changes when there is more - and less - friction.
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Flashlights and Batteries
Young scholars examine how batteries work, how they provide power to the simple circuit within the battery, and how the switch controls the flow of electrons; students then disassemble a flashlight, and draw a schematic of a flashlight's...
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Water Cycle
Students explore the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students examine water as a resource as they create a water cycle poster and create a water cycle model. Water cycle game instructions are included as well.
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Building a Volcano
Students research volcanoes and then build one out of salt dough. Before the final step is completed, they find main ideas about volcanoes, write sequential steps to building, use correct grammar, to gain knowledge about them. There is...
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Health Wheel Self-Care Plan for Diabetics
Learners help create a Health Wheel: a personal, inspirationally based, self-care plan for preventing or managing diabetes in daily life. They (student or client) researches the causes of diabetes, and creates a "health wheel" that...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Shipping For Survival
Learners explore package engineering and investigate design. In this shipping instructional activity students are given a flower and are to come up with a packaging that will allow the flower to get to its destination as fresh as...
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Happy Habitats
Students explore different habitats. In this habitat lesson, students investigate four different habitats through participating in a WebQuest. Students create an animal web using Kidspiration or a video documentary upon completing the...
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"How to Think Like an Archaeologist" - Suggested Pre-Visit Activity For Historic Jamestown
Young scholars examine how archaeologists use artifacts to explore other people and their cultures. They discuss types of artifacts, analyze receipts for clues, and discuss how what the items bought reflect about people.
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The Great Koala Rescue
Third graders examine an animal rescue that occurred in Australia by reading an article from National Geographic Kids Online. Individuals practice their non-fiction reading skills and are introduced to new terms as they investigate the...
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Encouraging Girls in Engineering
Use these lesson plans rich in teamwork, societal impact, and creativity to get girls excited about engineering!
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Here Comes the Sun
Students explore concept of how solar energy is gathered by solar panels and adapted to provide power to machines, disassemble solar powered calculator and explore component parts, and work in teams to suggest design enhancements to the...
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Pulleys and Force
Students investigate pulleys and pulley systems. They demonstrate how multiple pulleys dramatically reduce required force. They study hoe pulley systems are used in machines and impact everyday life.
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Rotational Equilibrim: A Question of Balance
Students explore the concepts of rotational equilibrium. They examine the history Alexander Calder and his mobiles. Students solve simple algebraic equations. They predict, draw conclusions, graph equations and examine the rotational...
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Insulators And Conductors
Students investigate the flow of electricity and how it effects different objects in the classroom as being classified as an insulator or conductor. They work in teams to test the conductivity of different classroom objects after making...
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Series and Parallel Circuits
Students study simple circuits. After a demonstration of parallel and serial circuit designs, students work in teams to predict the difference between two circuit designs. They build examples of two different circuits and test...
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Group Rope Squares
Students study how to better their cohesion and communication skills. In this investigative instructional activity students work in teams and learn how to communicate better as they help to solve problems and communicate their...
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Measure Up!
Students examine parallax and angular measurements. For this investigative lesson students calculate distances of objects and map their results.
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Invertebrate Research Project
Students keep a scientific research notebook on an invertebrate detailing its behavior and responses.
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Which Household Cleaners or Soaps Work Best Against Bacteria?
Students experiment to determine the efficacy of various household cleaning products and soaps as antibacterial agents. They work in groups to complete this four part lesson series which includes identifying household bacteria,...
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Fresh Greens In The Home
Students engage in the study of nutritional food choices that include fresh greens. They investigate the benefits of using simple planting techniques. The lesson plan also includes recipes for students to try out the habit of eating more...
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Case of the Missing Cookies
Young scholars imagine they are a detective who has been asked to solve the theft of cookies from a jar in the student cafeteria. Students practice using the steps of the scientific method to solve the crime. Finally, young scholars...
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Titration and Molarity
Students are introduced to the concepts of molarity and titration. As a class, they develop a list of the correct steps they need to follow to create a specific concentration of a solution. They design and complete an experiment in...
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How Atoms Work
High schoolers analyze the way atoms function and how they combine to form molecules and various compounds. Using a software program, they create a diagram of an atom and write a summary about their functions. They complete a worksheet...
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How Atoms Work
Students explore the concept of atoms and how they combine to form molecules and compounds. In pairs, they read an article on how atoms work and discuss the main points. They draw atoms and write a paragraph about their elements.