Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crystal Growing

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Young scholars grow crystals and document their observations by recording timeing and growth. Additional characteristics of crystals are observed under a black light, by growing under different conditions and mineral content is determined.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Review for Grade 3 (3.5)

For Students 3rd
In this science review for grade 3 (3.5) worksheet, 3rd graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about fossils, simple machines and heat transfer.
Lesson Plan
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Introduce -ed =- /ed/ words

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice spelling 'ed' ending words. In this suffixes lesson, 1st graders practice saying and spelling words with -ed suffixes.
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Curated OER

Ziplock Chemistry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate various chemical reactions when creating mixtures in ziplock baggies. For this chemistry lesson, students will recognize various chemical reactions and cite evidence. Safety and assessment strategies are included in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 10.1 Organic Chemistry

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this organic chemistry worksheet, students compare inorganic and organic compounds. They write structural and molecular formulas for given molecules.
Lesson Planet Article
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Explore Rocks With Hands On Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
You can have students use crayons to learn about igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.
Lesson Plan
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Flower Pigments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars experiment with Thin Layer Chromatography to separate pigments found in flower petals.
Lesson Plan
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How Islands Form

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers how islands form, rising water levels, growth of coral, and volcanoes. They complete Island Investigation worksheets after researching island formation on various Internet websites.
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Glacier Flow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils investigate how glaciers flow through valleys. They answer discussion questions, and in small groups create a simulation of a glacier using a plastic shoe box, water, cornstarch, and pebbles, evaluating their results on a worksheet.
Worksheet
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Adjective Exercise: Grade 1

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this adjectives activity, students underline all adjectives in 10 sentences about animals, fill in blanks with adjectives and circle nouns being described by adjectives.
Worksheet
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Solids

For Students 10th - 12th
In this solids worksheet, students explain why solids are more dense than other states of matter. Students compare ionic solids and covalent network solids. This worksheet has 6 short answer questions.
Worksheet
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Explorit's Cold Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this cold quiz worksheet, students complete a six question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about cold places and cold weather.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Review Questions-Molecular Geometry and VSEPR Theory

For Students Higher Ed
In this molecular geometry and VSEPR worksheet, students find bond angles, hybridization, determine polarity and draw orbital box diagrams of molecules. They determine molecular geometry and bond angles of given molecules and determine...
Lesson Plan
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My Candle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This is probably my learners' favorite writing assignment. They obviously tell their friends about it, because every year my ne
Lesson Plan
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Frosty Tag

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students demonstrate locomotor skills in a game of tag.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The Melting Point of Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the melting point of pure gold is and the melting points for different gold alloys. Also presents various facts about gold and its properties.
Interactive
Other

Science Alive: Melting Point Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Percy Julian and Josef Pikl used the fact that melting point-the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid-is a characteristic property of a substance to prove that the British chemist Robert Robinson could not...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Melting Point and Thermodynamics of Double Stranded Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage and study the graphics concerning Melting Point and Thermodynamics of Double-Stranded DNA and then answer the five question quiz.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Melting Point

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a brief description of the term, "Melting point," including hyperlinked terms.
Activity
University of Maryland

Lowering the Freezing Point of Water Using Salt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of the effect of an ionic solute upon the freezing point of water. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the phase changes that occur at the boiling, freezing, and melting points. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the phase changes that occur at the boiling, freezing, and melting points. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the phase changes that occur at the boiling, freezing, and melting points. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point."
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Melting Point of Copper

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the properties of copper, what its melting point is, and the role this plays in producing copper carbonate and copper alloys.