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Dried Meat

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the traditional method of drying meat used by Native Americans. They apply math concepts such as ratio, proportion, percent, and scientific notation to determine the amount of meat the is dried from an animal using...
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Critter? Growth

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify and use the elements of the scientific inquiry to solve problems. They explain concepts about the structure and properties of matter. Pupils write an explanation of polymers and how the characteristic of polymers...
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Experiences and Experiments - There is a Difference

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders plan and conduct an experiment on food spoilage. They design the experiment, create a display, record and analyze data, and make inferences regarding the results of the experiment.
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Making Marbles

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students perform a simulation in which they work for a toy company and have to figure out how many marbles of different sizes can be made with the provided material. They must design their own experiment to figure this out.
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Temperature School

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observ the cooling and warming of room temperature, hot, and ice cold cans of water by measuring the change in temperature over time. They then attempt to develop explanations for the observations made and apply their findings...
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Balls and Ramp

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners role several balls of different weights down a ramp and into a paper cup and record how far each ball made the paper cup move. They then answer questions that help them analyze their results and reinforce the idea that energy...
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Plastic Wrap

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare the price and quality of different kinds of plastic kitchen wraps and then rank them from best to worst. They take into account how well it comes out of the roll, if it seals well, it is tangles, how much weight it...
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Every Breath You Take

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study acids and bases and the uses of indicators. They interpret the actions of an indicator to conclude that bromothymol blue turns yellow in the presence of a weak acid.
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Inquiring Minds

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students demonstrate understanding of the scientific inquiry. They identify the major components of the scientific process.
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Cody's Science Education Zone

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe a scientific experiment and pose a hypothesis. In this scientific inquiry lesson, students make predictions about the combination of alcohol in water and how it will affect a floating ice cube.
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Student Designed Investigations Part 3 – Collecting Data and Drawing Conclusions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore how living things adapt to their environment. In this science lesson plan, students conduct scientific investigations to examine animal adaptations.
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Defining the Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine microscopic life by conducting a scientific investigation. In this cell analysis lesson, students define the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and discuss their word origins. Students view each type of cell on slides...
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Pulleys 1

For Students 5th - 8th
For this simple machines scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to examine how pulleys work and then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Inclined Plane 1

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to create an inclined plane paper model and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Static Electricity

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to examine static electricity and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Is Electricity Safe?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation instructional activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine the safety of electricity and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Magnetic Poles

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this scientific investigation instructional activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine positive and negative charges of magnets and then respond to 3 short answer question.
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Electromagnet

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation instructional activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine how electricity and magnetism are related and then respond to 4 short answer questions.
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Seeing Is Believing: Atoms

For Students 4th - 8th
In this scientific investigation learning exercise, students follow the provided procedures to examine 4 mystery objects and then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Air Atoms

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, learners follow the provided procedures to examine what happens to atoms in the air when metal atoms bump them. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Atoms or Molecules?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine the chemical reactions of hydrogen and oxygen atoms and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Cells

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine the number of cells in animals and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Artificial Gravity

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to observe gravity as they build a paper space station and then respond to 4 short answer questions.
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Measuring Relative Humidity: A Psychrometer

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, learners follow the provided procedures to examine the temperature reading of wet and dry thermometers and then respond to 5 questions.

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