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Parts of a Microscope
In this biology lesson, students label and identify the different parts of a microscope. They complete 16 short answer questions about each part's function and complete 12 review questions in the end.
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Post-Impressionism: Mosaic Still-life
A still life with tissue paper? Why not! Using Paul Cézanne's art as inspiration, learners create their own still life pictures by gluing various colors of tissue paper onto a paper or pattern.
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Galaxies
Tenth graders explore the structure and content of galaxies. Through discussion, lab, and hands-on activities, they discover the general structure of the three types of galaxies as well as the effect they have on the structure and...
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Iron in Foods
Students determine the amount of iron in a sample of cereal. In this iron lesson plan, students use a computer colorimeter to measure the amount of light absorbed by the solutions. They create a calibration curve using standard solutions...
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Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)
Learners study flavinoids and how they exist in the plant kingdom. In this pigment instructional activity students complete a lab activity to see how flavinoids move in substances then record their observations.
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Science Experiment: Take a Rainbow's Temperature
In this science experiment activity, students gather materials and perform an investigation using thermometers and prisms. Students are asked if red is hotter than blue. They answer 6 questions.
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Electromagnetic Radiation
Students explore the nature of electromagnetic spectrum through a series of experiments. In this physics lesson, students determine how light behaves under certain circumstances. They explain how humans perceive colors.
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Stellar Fingerprints: the Spectra of Stars
Learners explain how an element can be identified using emission spectra. They relate the emission spectrum of hydrogen to its absorption spectrum and identify hydrogen absorption lines in the spectrum of stars.
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The Big Bang Theory
Students explore the Big Bang Theory and discover how it can be used to explain the origin of the universe. For this Big Bang Theory lesson, students use a balloon with colored paper inside, blow it up and pop it, group the colored...
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Determining Red-Shift in a Receding Star
Students practice manipulating algebra formulas with more than one variable. They examine the topics of velocity, wavelength and frequency. They determine the amount of red-shift in a receding star.
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Where Does the Green Go?
Students investigate why green leaves change colors in the fall. They press leaves and write a poem, create a chlorophyll leaf print, take a nature walk, and create a leaf shape poster.
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Spectral Surprise
Students create spectral colors. In this hands-on science lesson, students examine the electromagnetic spectrum as they follow steps to create a model that separates and displays light.
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Investigating the Behavior of Lumbriculus
Young scholars perform a classroom experiment on the organisms of worms. They view the behaviors of the worms and analyze their results. This lesson introduces students to the techniques involved in behavioral studies.
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The Rock Cycle
In this rock cycle activity, students will review the characteristics of the three rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Students will also compare and contrast rocks and minerals. This activity has 16 fill in the...
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Electromagnetic Spectrum/Spectroscopy
Students examine the electromagnetic spectrum and demonstrate the elements within. In this investigative lesson students complete a demonstration and calculate the energy of a photon.
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Clean Air
Students observe gas molecules in the atmosphere absorbing the light that goes through them.
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INFRARED OLD FAITHFUL
Students view video clips and still images of Old Faithful and review the main questions and curiosities regarding Old Faithful. They break into groups and take on the roles of explorers and have come upon this interesting geothermal...
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Spectral Surprise
Young scholars experience a model that produces, separating, and displaying spectral colors.
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Mechanism of Our Eyes
Students study the eye as the organ of vision, They look at a drawing of the eyes and study the names of the parts. While working with a partner, they observe what happens when the lights are turned lower and lower. Finally, they look at...
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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Students examine the relationship between temperature and brightness. In this astronomy activity students will correlate the evolution of stars to the HR diagram plotted.
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Water Testing
In this water testing pre-lab worksheet, students describe positive ions, precipitate, and the Tyndall effect. This worksheet has 14 short answer questions.
University of Texas
Multi-wavelength Astronomy
Explore a land far, far away with a well-designed lesson plan that examines electromagnetic imaging as a way to obtain information about galactic structures. Learners begin to see the importance of looking beyond the visual spectrum...
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Remote Sensing - What Can We See When We Can't Touch?
Students discover how remote sensing is used to identify the signatures of life even when the particular life form is not directly observable. They investigate how a satellite "sees" objects on the surface of Earth.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
For this electromagnetic spectrum worksheet, students review all regions of the spectrum in order from longest to shortest wavelength. Students list all possible values for specific quantum numbers. This worksheet has 20 problems to solve.