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1st Grade - Act. 19: Will it Float?

For Teachers 1st
First graders drop items into water, and discuss why some things float and others sink.
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What Floats Your Boat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to the concept of buoyancy. The Video used in this lesson demonstrates and explains the characteristics of objects that sink and float. It presents the concepts of displacement, weight, and buoyancy.
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Exploration of the Moon

For Students 7th - 12th
In this moon worksheet, students will use a table with facts about the moon to answer questions about the moon's rotation, distance from the Earth, gravity, and temperature. Students will complete 9 short answer questions.
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How Big is a Dinosaur?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create enlarged replica of a stegosaurus drawing, using a grid to practice coordinates.
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Data Collection and Presentation

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars access how to collect, classify and display data involving statistics. The concepts of quantitative, discrete and continuous data is covered in depth within the lesson. They practice with a scenario of James filled with...
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Bat Ecology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through their...
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Sea Otters--Funny Mammals of the Sea

For Students 4th - 5th
In this sea otters worksheet, students read a 2 page article on sea otters, define 12 vocabulary words from the article and answer 7 comprehension questions in complete sentences.
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CyberHunt: Digging for Dinosaurs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners discover dinosaur facts using internet research. In this 2nd - 3rd grade lesson plan, students identify various dinosaur facts. Learners use internet research to answer questions regarding dinosaurs.
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Mollusks

For Students 9th - 11th
In this mollusks worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 15 clues about the structures of mollusks, the characteristics of mollusks and types of mollusks.
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Density and Mass

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students experiment to find which liquids are more dense.  In this density and mass lesson, students predict and then test objects to observe and measure their density. students observe which items sink and float. Students complete...
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Introduction to the Scientific Method

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in an experiment and learn to record it using the scientific method.  In this biodegradable plastics lesson plan, students follow the scientific method to complete an inquiry. Students complete an experiment with a...
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A Science Experiment With Crayfish

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A crayfish can lead to a science experiment involving habitats, animal behavior, and anatomy..
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Understanding Weight

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this weight worksheet, students, with a partner, problem solve the answers to six word problems involving weight and everyday items found around the house and the classroom.
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What is Soil?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine what makes soil by creating a Venn Diagram.  In this Earth environment lesson, 3rd graders identify the different components that soil is made from. Students bring soil from their homes to examine and create a Venn...
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At the Aquarium

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing equations worksheet, learners solve 6 math word problems that require them to write and solve equations using the information provided.
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The Beautiful Moon: Story and Comprehension

For Students 3rd
In this beautiful moon:  story and comprehension learning exercise, 3rd graders read a one passage about moon facts, then answer 5 multiple choice questions, with answer key provided.
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Quartz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this quartz worksheet, students read about the chemical structure and properties of quartz and its commercial applications. Then, students complete 7 short answer questions.
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Make An Egg Float!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze density. In this density lesson plan, students experiment with floating an egg. Students discover that salt added to water changes the density of the water allowing an egg to float.
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Quiz: African Animals

For Teachers 3rd
For this science worksheet, 3rd graders will respond to questions pertaining to African animals. Students will answer ten questions consisting of true/false, and multiple choice.
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The Physical Geography of South Asia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners describe the physical forces that formed and shaped the Himalaya, then discuss the physical geography of Mount Everest and how it influences the routes climbers take to the summit.
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Classification is Sweet

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students classify, weight and organize items during this lesson. This lesson works great as or with an introduction of the Periodic Table of Elements.
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers K
Students explore the three main forms of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. They examine concrete examples of each, using their five senses and "experimenting" to find differences in them. They find pictures of each, cut them out and past...
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Water Erosion and the Effects of Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in an activity in which they simulate geological events such as earthquakes and erosion. For a fifteen to twenty minute time period, they shake a jar with 100 grams of marble chips and water. They measure the...
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Google Foundation May Invest in For-Profit Firms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore the concept of philanthropy. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read an article about Google and its philanthropic endeavors. Pupils discuss companies that they believe would benefit from a charitable...