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Density as a Unique Physical Property

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students find the density of objects by finding their mass and their volume. In this density lesson plan, students determine the mass of objects, the find the volume by using formulas or by water displacement and they calculate the...
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Curated OER

Patterns in Properties (of elements and compounds)

For Students 11th - 12th
In this element properties worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 91 questions related to properties of elements and compounds.
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Weird Water

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this weird water worksheet, students read for information and assess comprehension. In this true and false, fill in the blank, and multiple choice worksheet, students answer ten questions.
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Curated OER

Properties of Soil: Original Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
This instructional activity is an investigation of soil properties, particularly texture, color and space for air and water. Student inspect soil samples found in their locale, perform several tests to determine different properties, and...
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Space Awareness

Continental Climate and Oceanic Climate

For Students 1st - 5th
There's nothing better than a cool breeze blowing in from the ocean. Scholars explore how water affects change in temperature using a hands-on experiment on climate. They use measurement tools to compare the continental and oceanic...
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Unit 3: Scientific Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Write-on! Demonstrate a writing model and support learners as they write an informational essay on a water resource issue of your (or their) choosing. The lesson plan provides a well-scaffolded summative writing...
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Cornell University

Polymers: Making Silly Putty

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Putty is proof that learning can be fun! Share the wonderful world of polymers with your class through an experiment. Young scientists create their own silly putty, then examine its properties.
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Purdue University

Design of an Earthen Dam for a Lafayette Neighborhood

For Teachers 3rd
How do dams support bodies of water? Scholars engage in a hands-on STEM activity where they design, build, and test dams to learn about bodies of water and how humans use natural resources. They learn how criteria and constraints affect...
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Properties of Materials (with adjectives)

For Students 8th - 10th
Help your students write descriptive lab reports! Designed for ESL students but useful for mainstreamed kids as well, the activity prompts students to think of substances that match twenty given adjectives ("salt" for "soluble," for...
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Structure-Property Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the structure and property changes of water through videos and classroom discussion. They are introduced to atomic arrangement of solids by looking closely at carbon in different forms, such as graphite and diamond....
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Earth's Land and Water

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students describe physical characteristics of bodies of water and landforms. In this land and water lesson plan, students model land and water with modeling clay and also discuss why people live near bodies of water.
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Brain POP - Water

For Students 6th - 8th
In this properties of water learning exercise, middle schoolers complete 11 fill in the blank and 5 matching questions about surface tension, water hardness and water trivia.
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How Our Water Becomes Polluted

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students list causes of water pollution, discuss how people contribute to water pollution, and explain concept of watershed.
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment with water as a component of suspensions, solutions, and heat conduction contributing to the use of food and the health and wellness of human beings.
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Pumpkin Properties are a Smash!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students receive a miniature pumpkin and proceed through several stations to measure a variety of physical properties. The data is entered into a data sheet and the mass and volume measurements are used to calculate density. They also...
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Qualitative Physical Properties of Matter

For Students 5th - 12th
In this matter activity, students compare the properties of a solid sample and a liquid sample to determine their physical and chemical properties. This activity has 5 short answer questions.
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Comparing Properties of Elements & Compounds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this elements and compounds worksheet, high schoolers review the physical properties of different compounds and elements using websites for information. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 1 short answer question.
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Rising Waters

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders rank balls by size from smallest to largest and from lightest to heaviest and then by how much they made the water rise. They then discuss why certain balls make the water rise higher than do other balls.
Worksheet
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Physical vs. Chemical Properties

For Students 4th - 5th
In this physical and chemical properties worksheet, students read a 2 page article, identify 10 changes as physical or chemical characteristics and decide whether 3 combination of objects are chemical or physical mixtures and explain why.
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers 1st
First graders study water-its properties, its 3 states, and the way we rely on it for everyday living. They read Water, Water Everywhere, draw murals of where they have seen water and the ways they use it and eat/drink snacks that are...
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Exploring the Physical and Chemical Properties of Polymers

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the physical and chemical properties and explore the differences.  In physical and chemical property lesson plan students test polymers for the differences between the physical and chemical properties, record their...
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Properties of Matter

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how objects can be described, classified and compared by their composition. They recognize that the same material can exist in different states. Students verify that things can be done to materials to change...
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Creative Chemistry

Reactions of Group 1 Metals With Water

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this elements worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer comparing lithium, sodium, and potassium observations. Then, they determine how these elements react with water. Students complete three fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Water Resources

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students demonstrate how water quality and environmental health issues can be analyzed together, how hydrologic information can be built up, and how decisions can be made using GIS.

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