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Lighthouse Diamond Thief Web Quest Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
For this chemical properties worksheet, students perform 4 chemical tests on 6 different household powders recording their observations for each test. Then they complete 2 short answer questions.
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Earth's Crust in Motion

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Earth's crust worksheet, students will review the different ways the crust is moving including soil erosion and earthquakes. Students will complete 6 word scramble/fill in the blank, 3 multiple choice, and 11 short answer questions.
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Jack and Jill

For Students K - 1st
In this language arts activity, students read a classic Mother Goose rhyme called Jack and Jill. Students color the picture.
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Relationships and Biodiversity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine diversity on the planet and the differences within a species.  In this investigative lesson students complete a lab that allows students to better understand the relatedness between plants. 
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Conserving Land, Water and Air

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students take a hands on approach to learning about conservation.  In this conservation lesson students divide into groups and complete several demos, view a PowerPoint presentation and complete a handout.
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Valentine Colors

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students celebrate Valentines day by creating an art project.  In this holiday lesson, students discuss Valentine's Day and it's meaning, then create a Valentine colored painting using red tissue paper and paint.
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Household Hazardous Waste Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn about reduce, reuse, and recycle and identify household hazardous products. Students learn about less hazardous alternatives and complete an inventory of hazardous materials in a typical household.
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Pollen Tracks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in an artificial dig investigating imitiation rock samples that contain "pollen" from ancient plants. Students determine which plants the pollen samples came from.
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Harmful Effects of Acid Rain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in an experiment to become aware of the harmful effects of an acidic solution -- acid rain.
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Can Chromatography Separate A Pigment?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students separate a mixture of pigments with ion exchange chromatography and predict whether the ion-exchange matrix is positively or negatively charged based on the type of pigment bonded to the matrix.
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Finding and Measuring What You Can't See

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how scientists measure pollutants in food and the environment. Students discover how scientists remove one material based on its physical properties. Students figure out how much of a pollutant is present after...
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A Very Simple Conductivity Meter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners conduct a simple conductivity meter to test the ionic or non-ionic nature of water samples including one from their home.
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Vegetables

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders evaluate what happens when vegetables are cooking in different solutions. They observe the effect of color change on cooking vegetables.
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The Chemistry of Fire and Other Oxidation Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the process of combustion.
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Matter And Its Changes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the phases of matter, make observations of matter, the physical and chemical properties of matter, solutions and mixtures, formation of molecules and atoms and molecules all through hands on activities.
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Earth & Space Science: Holding it Together

For Teachers K - 6th
Students estimate how many drops of water can fit onto the surface of a penny and then test their hypothesis to find out. They also experiment with bubbles.
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Secrets in a Grain of Sand

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students working in small groups examine beach sand to discover signs of erosion, weathering, ocean currents and waves. They present their findings to the class.
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Eggstra Safe Eggs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study about the bacteria that grow in eggs. They examine what farmers do to keep eggs safe such as providing clean environments in the chicken house.
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Natural Dye Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils investigate major pigments which occur naturally in fruits and vegetables, and to use them to dye a number of items. They study the effects of pH on anthocyanin on pigments.
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Household Hazardous Waste Identification

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle. They identify products in their homes that are hazardous and discover alternatives to them. They examine the inventory of other classmates hazardous materials.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats -- Journey of a Drop of Water Through a Watershed

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils discuss pollution and the steps in the hydrologic cycle. They follow a drop of water through a watershed simulation. They discover the components of a water cleaning system as well.
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Healthy Teeth: Hands-On Science Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work in small groups to perform hands-on science activities that demonstrate the effect of certain foods on our teeth. They perform three different experiment with different foods in order to see the results.
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It's a Crash Test, Dummy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to research air bags in cars and trucks. In groups, they discover air bags history and the safety issues surrounding them. They create their own design of a new air bag and test it using a raw egg in...
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Tommyknockers

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the folklore of Tommyknockers. They discuss why the Tommyknockers were important to miners. Students make a favorite snack of the Tommyknockers, Cornish pastries.

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