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Water Cycle Column

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use common materials to construct a working model of the water cycle. They then observe and explain evaporation, condensation, precipitation and percolation as aspects of a continuing cycle. Students also complete worksheets and...
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Converting Metric Units and Prefixes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners investigate the length of various objects. For this measurement lesson, students convert one metric unit to another. They explain the importance of a uniform system of measurement.
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Element Research Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research elements on interactive Internet periodic tables, take notes using Inspiration software, and write descriptive paragraphs with graphics. They create presentations.
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Debate: Is Cheerleading a Sport?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research how women are perceived in sports. They debate the issue of whether cheer leading should be considered a sport and are scored on student made rubrics.
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Converting among Units

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this conversion worksheet, student use the factor-label method or unit analysis method to convert given measurements from one unit to another unit.
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EBT-rimental

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson that gives them the tools needed to become knowledgeable credit consumers. The companion website for the ITV program TV-411 is used to provide learners with an interactive experience of what credit has to offer.
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Welcome to Love Canal

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students engage in a variety of activities that address the ethical issues surrounding the Love Canal case study.
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Curriculum Connections with Keiko Kasza

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students read books by the author Keiko Kasza and complete critical thinking skills, and connections to different subjects. For this language lesson plan, students connect the books to language arts, social studies, science, math,...
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Airing Our concerns: I Can See Clearly Now

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research specific answers to questions about air pollution. In this air pollution lesson plan, students share information to fully understand the causes of air pollution. Students role play individuals from different groups to...
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Eliminating Wordiness: Exercise 1

For Students 5th - 9th
In this writing exercise, students are given a series of sentences and asked to rewrite them to eliminate wordy phrases and clauses, repetition and passive voice.
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Reading-Author's Purpose

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars review what author's purpose is by understanding that authors either persuade, inform, describe, or entertain with their story. In this language arts lesson plan, students bring in junk mail and in small groups discuss...
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Floating Soap

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the density of soap. In this science instructional activity, students conduct an experiment to find which types of soap will float. Students make a hypothesis and record their observations.
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Solution Concentration

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners determine differences in concentrations. They have to state the problem they feel exists, consider possible solutions, and develop a plan to come up with for containers whose labels have fallen off. Students base this off the...
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Elements And Atoms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of elements and atoms. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information in order to create a class presentation. The lesson includes specific dialogue and steps for the teacher...
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Nuclear Reactions

For Teachers Higher Ed
For this nuclear reaction worksheet, pupils determine the missing particle from the reaction and then name that particle. This worksheet has 18 problems to solve.
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Air Pollution: Visible and Invisible

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work together to complete an experiment on air pollution. They identify visible and invisible forms of pollution. They gather their data in notebooks and analyze their results to end the lesson.
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Sorting

For Teachers K
Students sort a variety of manipulatives and use a software program that provides more sorting practice.
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Mass vs. Weight

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars explore physical science by conducting a measurement experiment. In this mass lesson, students identify the differences between mass and weight and define a list of other vocabulary terms. Young scholars utilize electronic...
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Johannes Kepler

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the achievements of Johannes Kepler. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Hot Gas Or Cold Gas Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lab project to study chemical reactions. They use guided questions to help facilitate the lab experience and come to the correct outcomes. The instructional activity does not contain a true understandable objective....
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Recipe Formats - Level II

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students prepare chocolate chip cookies (or another recipe of choice) in the lab to give them practice in measuring, reading a recipe, using equipment, work habits, etc.
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Crystals: Geometry and Groups

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss the importance of examining crystals and experiment growing them. In groups, they complete a project in which they use groups in geometry just like crystallographers. They practice solving the groups and proofs and...
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Photosynthesis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate a multidisciplinary unit with an emphasis in using technology in order to engage them. The students perform Internet research about photosynthesis with a written assessment taken from the WebQuest.
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It's All About Me

For Teachers K
Students engage in a variety of activities to develop the skills they need to answer questions about themselves. They respond to questions relating to their ages, names and favorite colors.