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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Deep Subjects: Wells and Ground Water [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this inquiry-based activity, students learn how groundwater comes to exist, moves through the soil, and how it is removed from the ground.
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Other

Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: Let's Get Carried Away!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This hands-on science activity allows students to use a stream table to learn about the processes of erosion and stream-bed formation. Students will understand the effect of water speed on erosion rate and stream formation.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Introductory Concepts in Soil Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this introductory lab activity, students will collect data that will graphically illustrate the relationship between mass and volume in determining the density in chemistry. Based on density, students will seek to determine a...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Erosion in Our World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students collect evidence to investigate erosion and deposition around the schoolyard.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Blowing and Flowing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students make predictions about the erosion of three types of soil. The three soil types contain varying amounts of vegetation. This investigation requires the construction of an erosion table. The activity takes only 45 minutes, but the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's the Conductivity of Gatorade?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use conductivity meters to measure various salt and water solutions, as indicated by the number of LEDs (light emitting diodes) that illuminate on the meter. Students create calibration curves using known amounts of table salt...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Making Bath Salts for Mother's Day, a Primary Chemistry Lesson

For Teachers K - 1st
What do you know about salt? In this chemistry instructional activity, students will learn different things about salt: the chemical name, it's periodic table number, it's shape under the microscope, how it dissolves in water, and how to...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: State of Matter of an Unknown Material

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this activity, students are given a 'mysterious substance' made of cornstarch and water, and they must test it using common materials such as vinegar or water, to see if they can determine whether it is a solid, liquid, or gas. Their...
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Teachers TryScience

Try Science en Espanol

For Students 3rd - 8th
Fabulous resource for kids studying science. An excellent reinforcement for lessons covered in class or an insightful tool for students wishing to expand their knowledge of science. Allows students to visit science centers all over the...