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Weather

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in a variety of mini-lessons including experiments, literature readings, physical education components, music, data gathering and recording and more to expose them to several themes of weather; i.e. water cycle,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Separating Solids Experiment

For Students 7th - 8th
In this separating solids experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to find what physical properties could be used to separate a mixture of pepper, salt, sand and iron filings.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science -Physics (2B) Pre Lab

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders look at different types of energy. In this energy lesson, 2nd graders define energy and the difference between kinetic and potential energy. They see examples with falling books and a slinky.
Lesson Plan
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The History of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this extinction worksheet, pupils review how species evolve and how species go extinct. Students compare and contrast gradualism and punctuated equilibrium. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lightning It's Shocking, It's Frightening, It's Lightning!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders decide what they want to explore lightning, how to go about finding the answers, and deciding what skills they need to further study some of their questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Geiger Counter

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Geiger counter worksheet, students read how Wilhelm Geiger developed a device that detects radiation detection. Then students will complete 2 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Help Wanted: A Lighting Engineer For Popular Rock Group

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are assigned to groups, and determine each member's role in the group. They will design an experiment to determine a way to produce the three primary and five secondary colors. Students discuss color and mood. They listen to a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Airplane Propeller

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the different kinds of propellers and their functions.  In this airplane activity students build a hand made propeller.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling List 20: Sight Words, Long /o/ Words, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, long o words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forces And Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the atom and how it is formed. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then construct a model of the atom. Then students have class discussion. The instructional activity includes background...
Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation with balloons and a sweater that teaches about static electricity, electric charges, and electric force. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans, and...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balloons and Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate static electricity by rubbing a balloon on a sweater and observing what happens. Try it with two balloons. See the positive and negative charges that illustrate why there is attraction or repulsion between the balloons, the...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on Much Smaller Scale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this elementary science activity, students will experiment with static electricity using balloons. After investigating how balloons attract and repel various objects, students will watch a simulation of static electricity to help gain...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Different Materials React to Static Electricity?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Polyester clothing was generally accepted as a popular trend in fashion at one point in history. Now everybody wears cotton, which doesn't get static cling nearly as much. Why are some materials more susceptible to static cling than...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Rubbing Up Against Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 5th
A tried and true balloon activity is to rub a balloon on your head to make your hair stand up. Learn how the rubbing builds up static electricity using this experiment to see if the number of rubs makes a difference.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Testing for Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members show you how to make your very own electroscope. You can use it to find out if an object is electrically charged. [4:17]
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Static Electricity: Newton's Laws and Electrical Force

For Students 9th - 10th
How do Newton's Laws connect with electrical forces? This overview illustrates how they blend together. After studying this explanation, test understanding with the review questions provided.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Static Electricity and Static Discharge

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What static electricity and static discharge are, and how lightning occurs.
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Bend Water With Static Electricity!

For Students 3rd - 7th
Contains a procedure for illustrating electrostatic attraction between opposite charges by causing a thin stream of water to bend. The site gives a brief discussion of static electricity, as well.
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Roll a Can With Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration on how to roll a can with static electricity using common supplies with information on how it works.
Unit Plan
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website has three different projects from which to choose on the topic of static electricity. Scroll up to learn more about static electricity.
Activity
Miami University

The Atoms Family: Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains a simple experiment that you can do at home that explains static electricity.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on static electricity, including how particles can be charged by friction, and electrical forces and why they repel or attract each other. Includes a link to a test.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Static Electricity Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take an interactive, multiple choice quiz over static electricity. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.

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