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Twenty Multiple Choice and Free Response Derivative Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this derivative worksheet, students solve ten multiple choice and ten free response problems.  These problems include: derivatives of trig functions, tangent lines, parametric equations, and instantaneous rates of change.
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Fossil Formation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss fossils. In this science lesson, students simulate fossils within Earth's layers by using gummy fish and bread.
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Ideal Gas Law Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
In this ideal gas law worksheet, students complete 8 problem solving questions to find pressure, volume and temperature of given gases.
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Critters in the Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners investigate with sea urchins. In this ocean habitat instructional activity, students observe sea urchins and other ocean grazers. Learners work with lab equipment to examine the anatomy of these creatures.
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Understanding Filtration

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discuss the work "Filter." They list types of filters they know about and look at both clean and used filters. Students speculate on how a filter might be important to a fish. They listen to the instructor tell them about...
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Groundwater Pollution Site Assessment

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study how a geologist examines a hazardous waste spill using an actual site. They use site data to map the spill, find its source and determine how fast the spill is spreading.
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Fish Tank Optics: Learning How Light Travels

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars examine light waves and see how they travel. They explain that light moves in waves, which can bounce off of or go through materials. They use a flashlight to shine on a variety of objects.
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Zebra, Zebra Where Are Your Stripes?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students observe the embryological development in the zebrafish. Developmental hierarchy from three germ layers is studied in depth. Research is validated on the body plan of the embryo.
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Groundwater: Cleaning Up

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the various aspects of groundwater contamination that threaten health and human safety. They create a model and display that informs other about the health and safety risks. Students illustrate ways in which these...
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Waves: Understanding the Motion of Waves

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students demonstrate the motion of waves. In this wave lesson, students demonstrate the various attributes to waves and the properties through a variety of hands-on activities.
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Sludge

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students become familiar with the idea that sludge is a waste product but can also be a resource, depending on its characteristics and how we manage it. They read information and answers questions on a worksheet imbedded in this plan.
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Life Cycle of a Frog

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe the life cycle of a frog.  In this life cycle lesson, students will observe and record the changes in the life cycle of a frog.
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Keeping Goldfish Quiz

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice questions about taking care of goldfish. Page has a link to answers.
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Solar Matters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design an energy resource wheel and demonstrate how to use it to access information about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
Lesson Plan
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Fish Diseases

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discuss sicknesses they have had or come in contact with. They discuss treatments for the diseases on the list. Students discuss illnesses that fish might get along with the symptoms, behavior and treatment.
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Pirate PE Field Day

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in movement activities while completing "pirate" stations. They rotate through the activities every 6-7 minutes. They complete activities such as "Walk the Plank, Gone Fishin', Cannon Blast, and Swab the Deck."
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Gas Law Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
In this gas law problems worksheet, students research and answer nineteen unique questions associated with gas laws. Students work in pairs to answer the twenty questions asked.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Clean Drink of Water

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational about people in a South American village who needed clean water to drink. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Reservoirs: Holding Tanks for Drinking Water [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
How do people get their water reservoirs for drinking water? This site features an in-depth explanation of this question. Come and check it out.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Solar Water Heaters [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the types of solar water heaters a home can have. These include a passive system, an active system, and a solar collector, as well as the need for a storage tank. It also gives tips on how to get the best use from a solar water...
Website
Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Three Wave Tanks a Se Pnet Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives descriptions of three different water wave tanks that were build for an exhibition.
Graphic
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: Vapor Pressure Tank

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic design of a demonstration machine that will lower the vapor pressure and cause water to evaporate at room temperature.
Website
Purple Math

Purplemath: "Work" Word Problems

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Explains the "trick" to "work" word problems (such as two people painting a room, or two pipes filling a tank), and demonstrates how to set up and solve these exercises.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Tippy Tap Plus Piping

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The Tippy Tap hand-washing station is an inexpensive and effective device used extensively in the developing world. One shortcoming of the homemade device is that it must be manually refilled with water and therefore is of limited use in...