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In Search of Cosmic Rays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare rates to altitude. They conduct a class discussion about the results.
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Compound Words

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this compound word worksheet, students join words to complete each task. Students complete 12 compound words choosing one word from the first column and one word from the second column to write the new word on the lines provided.
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Probes, Exploration & Application

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore how a surface can be described without seeing it.
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The Power of Compounding

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the concept of compounding interest on invested money. They explore how much interest their money would earn through compounded interest. Students conclude that they should invest early and often.
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Refraction and Lenses

For Students 7th - 12th
In this lenses worksheet, students will review refraction through lenses by reading pairs of statements and circling the correct ones. Then students will read 9 statements and indicate if the statement is referring to a concave lens,...
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Acceleration and You

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss and view examples of acceleration. They work together to determine acceleration rates in two ways. They analyze their data and discuss.
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Tracking Hurricane Katrina

For Students 6th - 9th
In this hurricane worksheet, students complete 5 fill in the blank questions about hurricane Katrina. They also analyze and answer 3 short answer questions related to the topic.
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Motions and Forces

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore motions, forces and magnetism. They investigate magnetism as a force and examine the construction of a magnet. Students examine the force that magnetism produces.
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Geometry: Practical Applications of the Distance Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, working independently and in groups, apply the distance formula to practical situations. After solving various problems, students in pairs design coordinate planes from the school blue print to measure the distance from the...
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Control and Experimental Variables

For Students 9th - 12th
In this variables in experiments worksheet, students read about control variables and experimental variables before they respond to 15 graphic organizer and short answer questions.
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The Fall of the Ruler

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine their reaction time using a ruler. In this Physics instructional activity, students calculate the class' means and variances. They plot the graph and analyze if there are outliers.
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Pendulum Activity

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct a lab activity that measures the factors that change the swing rate of a pendulum. They create a hypothesis and test it during the experiment. They record their observations using the recording sheets and journal...
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Weather Conditions During the Spring Monarch Migration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers keep detailed weather records during the spring migration of the monarch butterfly. To keep track of the weather, students utilyze weather reports and instuments such as anemometers, compasses, thermometers and rain gauges.
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Weather Conditions During the Fall Monarch Migration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students keep detailed weather records during the fall migration of the monarch butterfly. They compare weather conditions to the days they do and do not see monarchs. As a class, they graph and analyze data and send it to a university...
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Dance Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students go through the experience of creating a dance. They use the correct vocabulary when creating the dance in writing. Students choreograph the steps needed to perform the dance in sequence. Then they perform the dance for final...
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Electricity Safety

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore electricity safety. In this science lesson, 3rd graders read a story about an electrical outage. Students discuss if various situations shown are safe or unsafe.
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Wonderful, Wild Weather

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the different types of weather, how it affect what they wear, and how it is related to the seasons. They compare the seasons and tell how they prepare for the change in seasons. They design a creative presentation about...
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A Guide (on the Side) to Physics

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concepts related to the study of Physics. They participate in class discussion and list common misconceptions of Physics. Students write and discuss the problem of Science...
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Quiz: Weather Phenomena #2

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on the weather. Students will respond to eight multiple choice and fill in the blank questions about various aspects pertaining to our weather.
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Snell's Law Proof

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this proof instructional activity, students use differentiation and the low of refraction to prove that the path of minimum time occurs when dt/dx = 0.  The complete solutions is provided.
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Count and Non-count Nouns

For Students 5th - 6th
In this count and non-count nouns worksheet, students complete 8 sentences by choosing the noun or nouns that make sense. They choose from 4 choices for each question.
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Protein Biochemistry: Evidence for Charged Amino Acids in Proteins

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers add the acid and base drop wise as the protein precipitates. If either are added too rapidly, students may miss detail or the protein may not have sufficient time to renature. Casein does not buffer the solution well when...
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The Math Reaction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the reaction time to figure out problems. They use the following example to get them started with reaction time: the edge of a ruler is placed near a person's thumb and index finger and, without warning, the ruler is...
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Quiz: Weather Phenomena #1

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the weather. Students respond to ten multiple choice questions about various aspects pertaining to our weather.

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