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Chemical Sleuthing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in a lesson which includes flame tests and the construction of a simple diffraction spectrograph with which to measure sodium ion emissions. They use the Bragg equation to compute the wavelength of the line spectra produced.
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What to Do with a $20 Bill Besides Spend It

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the concept of anti-counterfeiting measure.  In this economics lesson, students use science equipment to discover anti-counterfeiting designs.  Students then explore other denominations of bills. 
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Control and Experimental Variables

For Students 9th - 12th
In this control and experimental variables learning exercise, students read about the variables in an experiment and practice identifying each in 2 experiments. Students analyze the data in an experiment, identify the hypothesis and the...
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Running on Renewables

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners investigate the costs and benefits of switching their school to sustainable technology energy production. They use software called HOMER developed by the National Renewable Energy Lab to do the cost/ benefit analysis. They then...
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The Wonderful World of Waves (Wave Basics)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers define amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and period, calculate period given frequency, and calculate frequency given period, define crest and trough and locate both on diagram of wave, differentiate between latitudinal and...
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Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define electromagnetic radiation, list major categories and uses of electromagnetic waves, identify potential health risks with electromagnetic waves, and demonstrate understanding of Plank's constant by solving quantitative...
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How Much Is an Ecosystem Worth?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine the value of ecosystems. They read and analyze an article, evaluate ecosystem services, research the benefits of biomonitors, and design a public service announcement.
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Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study flavinoids and how they exist in the plant kingdom.  In this pigment lesson students complete a lab activity to see how flavinoids move in substances then record their observations.
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An Introduction to Space Radiation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this space radiation worksheet, students read about the various types of radiation humans are exposed to. Students answer 5 questions based on the reading. They calculate the amount of energy gained when exposed to a certain amount of...
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The Moon's Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 12th
In this moon's atmosphere worksheet, high schoolers read about the tenuous lunar atmosphere and solve 4 problems. They find the density of helium particles, they find the grams of given atoms in the moon's atmosphere and they find the...
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What Makes a Habitable Planet?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students list conditions necessary for humans to survive. They then mix yeast with a nutrient broth consisting of warm water and table sugar in a plastic bottle, capping it with a party balloon and compare the factors within the bottle...
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Control of the Cell Cycle

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cell cycle worksheet, students review how enzymes control the cell cycle and what happens when the cell cycle becomes uncontrolled. This worksheet has 7 short answer questions.
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Name Scramble

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this name scramble worksheet, students practice the skill of unscrambling the names of ten African birds. Students share their answers with their classmates.
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AP Chemistry Atomic Structure-7 Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this atomic structure worksheet, students solve twelve problems related to wavelength, frequency, electron transitions, emission spectra and quantum number.
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What's Covering You? and Why?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students take a closer look at human skin. In this biology lesson plan, students describe the four functions of the skin as they complete a hands-on activity.
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Star Types-Color and Surface Temperature

For Students 7th - 9th
In this types of stars worksheet, students complete a table with the color and star type for 17 stars. They are given their luminosity and surface temperature along with a chart that has characteristics of stars to use as reference.
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Flesh Eating Bugs, Moldy Corpses, The Trail of a Killer

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars read about how forensic entomologists use maggots to solve murders. In this forensic science lesson plan, students read an article and answer questions. They go to different websites about evidence and fingerprinting. 
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Plant an Ozone Monitoring Garden

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students create a garden.  In this ozone lesson, students discuss ozone injury, identify plants sensitive to ozone, and then plant their own ozone garden.
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Periodic Functions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this calculus worksheet, students identify important rules and properties of the unit circle. They differentiate between polar and complex coordinates. There are 20 questions about the unit circle.
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Challenge: Skills and Applications Lesson 1.3

For Students 10th - 12th
In this skills worksheet, students explain the Segment Addition Postulate, provide examples and counter examples and determine congruent line segments.  This one-page worksheet contains 11 multi-step problems.
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Solar Activity

For Students 8th - 10th
In this solar activity worksheet, students complete a puzzle given a word bank with matching numbers. The numbers correlate to the answers to basic math problems that use the order of operations. Students use their mathematical answers...
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Congruent Chords, Parallel chords and Perpendicular Chords

For Students 10th - 11th
In this geometry instructional activity, students solve problems about congruent, parallel, and perpendicular chords and bisectors.  There are 9 problems with an answer key.
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Microfriends: Medicines from the Deep Sea

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore the concept of beneficial microorganisms. For this microorganisms lesson, students observe different bacteria found in organisms  Learners discuss and describe three ways that microorganisms benefit humans. 
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What happens to water before we use it?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine how water is treated prior to becoming available for human consumption. In this water treatment instructional activity, students conduct an experiment in which they filter water. Students formulate a hypothesis, test,...

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