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Chemical Sleuthing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners engage in a lesson which includes flame tests and the construction of a simple diffraction spectrograph with which to measure sodium ion emissions. They use the Bragg equation to compute the wavelength of the line spectra produced.
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Hot Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis as processes that provide energy to biological communities. They investigate the energy content of hydrocarbons used in coral communities.
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Enzyme Labs Using Jello

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students test for the presence of enzymes in fruit and the specificity of those enzymes, as well as to identify and show the susceptibility of enzymes to certain environmental factors (temperature and pH) originating in the enzyme's...
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The Motion of a Virus Through a Population

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students test the factors that influence the rate at which a virus spreads through a population. They complete a lab activity then discuss data collected and review and answer a set of questions.
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Rate of Solubility

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate factors affecting the rate of solubility. In this rate of solubility lesson plan, students experiment by crushing, heating and cooling solutes and solvents to see how the solubility is affected. For each situation,...
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Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe demonstrations of exothermic and endothermic reactions and determine the changes that take place in a chemical reaction. Students observe four demonstrations showing entropy, attraction of molecules due to polarity,...
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Liquid Conductors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners identify liquids as conductors. In this circuits instructional activity, students build a circuit, then use various liquids to complete the circuit, and determine which liquids successfully conduct electricity.
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Life Science- Learning About Tadpoles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate a frog's life cycle. In this tadpole lesson, students observe tadpoles in an aquarium and record results. Students fill in a KWL chart as an assessment.
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Digging the Earth's Crust

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars investigate the Earth's crust. In this geology lesson plan, students identify the materials made up of the Earth's crust and investigate the different kinds of soil.
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Nature Superfish

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine the billfish as a predator in the ocean. In this ocean, creatures, and tides lesson, students view video clips and discuss the sea creatures and scientists in the videos. Students create their own videos. students...
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Building an Underwater Habitat

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate underwater habitats. In this underwater habitat instructional activity, students study Aquarius and design their own underwater habitat that can sustain life. Students work in groups and present their habitats to the...
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Make Slime

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners make slime. In this chemical reaction lesson, student use Borax to make a gel like solution. Students add all ingredients listed, add food coloring, and mix well. Learners see first hand how  chemicals react together and...
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Rockets on a Shoestring Budget

For Teachers K - 5th
Students, operating under simulated budget constraints, build pop-rockets and launch them. Working in pairs, they complete budget worksheets and use their "Blast Off Bucks" to pay for the construction. They then redesign their rockets...
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Landmarks of the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore Civil Rights by reading several books in class. In this Underground Railroad lesson, students discuss The Story of Henry Box Brown and identify the location and functionality of the Underground Railroad. Students answer...
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RHS Campaign for School Indicator

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars study Ph and how acids and bases can affect it.  In this indicators lesson students divide into groups and complete a lab activity to investigate what happens when they add indicators. 
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The Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Chemistry of Soda

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the carbon dioxide content of different sodas. For this chemistry lesson, students explain why PET containers are preferable than HDPE for soda bottles. They collect data and graph them.
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Can or Bottle Crusher (Demonstration)

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners witness the gas law from a demonstration in which a can collapses after the steam escapes. The steam pushes out most of the air from inside the can and then the air outside presses against the can crushing it.
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Changes in the Copper Penny

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the difference between a physical change in a substance and a chemical change. students study the volume, density, altering shape and chemistry of a copper penny.
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Egg Fun

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the characteristics of eggs by playing and experimenting with them.
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Hitler's Lost Sub

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students watch a video clip about German submarines lost during World War II. They work together to create their own submarine out of a plastic bottle. They test the buoyancy of the submarine in different activities.
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Change It

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders expand their knowledge about how the physical properties of a substances can be changed. They are given multiple opportunities, using first-hand experiences and familiar objects in different contexts, to identify...
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More Acid-Base Indicators

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore acids, bases, and indicators. They use turmeric solution, phenolphthalein, and goldenrod paper to determine the acidity and basicity of a variety of common household substances. A worksheet is included to record...
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Properties of Acids and Bases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe and investigate properties of acids and bases. In this acids and bases lesson plan, students perform 5 different experiments including reactions of acids and metals, reaction of acids with carbonates, neutralization...
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Acid Rain Environment Pollution

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students combine different materials to create chemical reactions. In this chemical reaction lesson plan, students will combine different materials to create chemical reactions and define these results as acids or bases. They will also...

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