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Curated OER

Air Pollution Over Where?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students predict the movement of an air borne pollutant using their understanding of air currents. They determine which governments and/or communities should be contacted to be forewarned. They also explore the properties of their...
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Curated OER

Activity #8 Which State Are You In?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars define, give similarites and differences between solids, liquids, and gases. They compare and contrast a solid, liquid and gas in terms of shape, volume, compressibility, diffusion and density. Pupils classigy common...
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Curated OER

Where's the Evidence?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders observe evidence of chemical reactions.  In this chemical reactions instructional activity students study chemical processes and complete a lab activity. 
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Curated OER

Planet Structure & Interior

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students compare Jupiter and Earth. In this Earth and space studies instructional activity, students compare the composition of Earth and Jupiter and analyze how the composition affects the rate at which the planets spin.
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Curated OER

Jell-O Optics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners observe an activity with Jell-O to learn about optics.  In this investigative lesson students fill out a handout on the activity that helps them to investigate the index of refraction and the speed of light. 
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Curated OER

Revised “Understanding Nutrition” Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate their current food choices. In this health science lesson, students test different drinks to rate the amount of Vitamin C content. They discuss results in class.
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Curated OER

Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners differentiate physical and chemical changes. In this chemistry lesson, students identify five indicators that a chemical change took place. They complete a reflection journal at the end of the activity.
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Curated OER

Losing An Island

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine carbon dioxide and determine the impact of greenhouse gases on the earths spheres.  In this pollution lesson students complete a lab activity to see the impact of gases on the environment, 
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Curated OER

Air Quality Presentation for Youth

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read two books about wind and dust and then participate in a demonstration in which they plant seeds and compare dry, dusty soils to moist soils. They identify the rationale and methods for keeping airborne dust down.
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Curated OER

Solar

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study solar energy.  In this renewable energy lesson students complete several lab activities using different controls and variables. 
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 5: The Water Molecule and Dissolving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Nine exemplary chemistry lessons about the water molecule and dissolving complete with handouts and animations.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Water Is a Polar Molecule

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop their own water molecule model to help them understand the idea that water has a slight positive charge at one end of the molecule and a slight negative charge at the other.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Do Water Molecules Have Space Between Them?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
For this chemistry lab, young scholars investigate whether water molecules have any space between them by filling a glass with water, and adding salt without the water overflowing. They will also experiment with the temperature of the...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The Science of Water Teacher's Guide provides a number of inquiry-based activities for grades 3-5 (although it can be expanded for other grades). The guide contains science lessons that enable students to explore water, behavior of...
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Molecules Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners observe and discuss water on the molecular level using the idea that water is composed of tiny molecules that are attracted to one another.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Density of Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover the concept that density is a characteristic property of water by measuring the volume and mass of water and calculating its density.
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Museum of Science

Miami Museum of Science: Making Water Molecules

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This simple lesson involves making a model of a water molecule from gumdrops. A toy car is also used to explain how a model compares to the real thing.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Why Does Water Dissolve Salt?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use their own model of a salt crystal and water molecule to show how water dissolves salt. Then, they relate their observations to the structure of salt, water, and alcohol on the molecular level.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Be One With the Water [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will explore states of matter and the water cycle by bringing water to life with their bodies. By enacting the changes that water molecules experience, 4th graders will learn scientific information kinesthetically.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Evaporation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students build a model of a water molecule and design an experiment to see if adding energy affects the rate of evaporation.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Surface Tension

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe and investigate why water has a strong surface tension.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Condensation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate water cycle processes by testing how cooling affects the rate of condensation of water vapor.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Freezing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate how low temperature causes water vapor to condense into a liquid and then freeze to form a solid.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Diffusion of Molecules in Liquid

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scientific inquiry activity where students investigate how molecules move in liquid. They will observe that molecules in liquid move in a random manner and that heat will increase and cold will decrease the speed of molecular movement in...

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