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A Solubility Curve for Potassium Nitrate

For Students 9th - 12th
Step-by-step laboratory instructions are listed so that chemistry explorers can consider the solubility of potassium nitrate. They combined their results with other lab groups' results and then graphed the data to display the solubility...
Lesson Plan
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Energy Efficient Buildings

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create plans for an energy efficient addition to the school. They work in small groups with each group having responsibility for examining one aspect of the problem. They create working diagrams and a model of their...
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Complete Metamorphosis

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use a map and colored pins to plot the migration path of Monarch butterflies. They use data found at the Journey North website. Commas are also used in the activity to show how they are put in a series of words using butterfly...
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Earthquakes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe the melting of ice. In this phase change instructional activity, students observe ice as it melts. They discuss the process and create a Venn diagram comparing water and ice.
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Global Awareness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read about how scientists are arriving at current theories of human origin and migration through mitochondrial DNA analysis. They then piece together a map showing the data from mitochondrial DNA analysis to plot the...
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The Effect of Dissolved Salt on the Boiling Point of Water

For Students 7th - 12th
Explore the properties of solutions with a lab activity. Chemistry fans determine the boiling point of water, add salt to create a solution, and then repeat the process four more times. They design their own data table and then graph the...
Worksheet
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Project Interactive--Stem and Leaf Plotter

For Students 4th - 6th
In this excellent stem and leaf plotter worksheet, students construct, arrange and write a report of how to interpret the leaves they collect in this data analysis. Students answer 4 detailed questions regarding the data analysis...
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Comparing Different Energy Resources

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of the different sources of energy.  In this energy lesson students complete an experiment and worksheet.