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Run-off Race

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils create wetland models in pans and use them to experiment to see how plants help slow the flow of runoff water and keep our waterways clean.
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Ice Cream

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of the colligative property. Through experimentation, students lower the freezing point of a liquid in order to create a solid by using household ingredients to create ice cream.
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Changing Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the changing states of water.
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Understanding Waves

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students perform 3 hands-on activities to help them explain the terms "crest" and "trough" as related to sound, water, and light waves. All three waves types have troughs and crests. The activities use toys to demonstrate the properties...
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Plastics and Rubber: What's the Difference?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students observe how to classify things into groups based on physical properties.  In this plastic and rubber lesson students group and sort items to help them to better identify properties. 
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River Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study physical features of a local stream. They study how to identify water features on topographic maps.
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Oxygen vs. Air Pressure

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars conduct an experiment to determine if water level is affected by a change in oxygen level or air pressure.
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Activity #1 Reactions: Chemical or Physical?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers distinguish between physical changes and chemical changes. They comprehend that chemical reactions produce new substances with compositions and properites which are different than those of the starting materials. ...
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Physical vs. Chemical Changes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this chemical and physical change worksheet, students are given details about chemical and physical changes. They are given 2 examples using water and salt and they identify 15 statements as chemical or physical changes. Students...
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Using Bubbles to Learn about Light Interference

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain the wave properties of light.
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The Chemistry of Bigger Bubbles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore properties of bubbles. In this lesson plan about bubbles, 4th graders perform an experiment. Students analyze the properties of bubble making substances and surface tension. Students create a square bubble....
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Science: Floating and Sinking Objects

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss why some objects float while others sink. They examine various objects and predict whether or not they will sink or float. Students discover the properties needed for objects to float.
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The Unmixables: Investigating Immiscible Liquids

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars build an understanding of the properties of liquids and research the immiscible properties of different milks through group experiments. In this immiscible liquids experiment, students investigate what happens when certain...
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Periodic Table of the Elements: Transition Metals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an exothermic reaction to investigate the properties of a transition metal. In this periodic table lesson plan, students identify the transition elements and discuss their properties after watching a video. They conduct...
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Disposable Diaper Comparison and Mystery Powder Identification

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate which diaper is the most absorbent. In this chemistry lesson, students calculate how much water is absorbed by diapers. They identify an unknown powder based on physical and chemical properties.
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Ocean Murals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify characteristics of water. They describe the process by which light decreases and pressure increases as water depth increases. They demonstrate the principle of water pressure in a small group experiment.
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States of Matter

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define the term matter. They compare properties of solids, liquids, and gases. They describe how matter changes from one state to another. They classify objects as either solid, liquid, or gas.
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Polymers-Greaaaaaat Biiiiiig Molecuuuuuules

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore polymer properties. In this lesson about polymers, students perform an experiment to understand polymers, their properties, and that they are formed from small molecules. Students role play pretending they are polymer...
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Learning About Matter And Energy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars learn about matter and energy. In this science lesson plan, students gain an understanding of the properties of matter and energy as they discover that some things float, some things dissolve in water and discuss that...
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Dr. Seuss Science

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read Bartholomew and the OObleck by Dr. Seuss and experiment with solids and liquids.  In this science and reading lesson, students observe and discuss the properties of liquids and solids.  Students make predictions...
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Wet Pennies

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct a simple test to determine how many drops of water, rubbing alcohol and vegetable oil can be placed on a penny before spilling over. They consider how varying surface tensions allow for different amounts of each liquid...
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Chapter 3 Worksheet Matter

For Students 10th - 12th
In this matter worksheet, students answer ten questions about matter including the phase of matter, mixtures and how they are different from compounds, the physical and chemical properties of matter and the difference between homogeneous...
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Change of State

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the change of states of Butyl Stearate and the temperatures at which it changes state. In this change of state lesson plan, students place a test tube of Butyl Stearate in a cold water bath and monitor its...
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Heat and Matter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore liquids and solids by conducting in class experiments. In this matter instructional activity, students define the properties of matter and how heat can change those properties. Students experiment with heating objects...

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