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Tools of the Trade

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore and identify the tools that can be used to measure length, mass/weight, and volume. They discuss how things are measured using different units, and observe the difference between the English and the Metric systems....
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Fishing Unit with Field Trip

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students complete a unit on the hobby of fishing. They assemble the line with the necessary equipment (hook, swivel, bobbers, weights, and lures.) They practice casting and discover what to do when they catch a fish. They follow with...
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Pressure Melting of Ice: While-U-Wait

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students demonstrates one of the few cases in which geologic solids visibly deform at room conditions. They suspend a weight on a thin wire over an ice cube to observe its effects over time.
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Lesson 5: Boyle's Law

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a lab to verify Boyle's Law using applied force (weight) to do work on a closed isolated system of air. "Elasticity of Gases Apparatus, BASIX" from Sargent-Welch is the syringe apparatus used to measure volume...
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Worksheet 30

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students imagine a situation where a weight is attached to a string and it is swung in a circle. Then they use vectors and derivatives to describe the motion.
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Chemical Elements

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this elements worksheet, students determine the number of moles and the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons for given atoms or ions. Students calculate the atomic weight of an element. This worksheet has 3 fill in the blank...
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Weighing In and Measuring Up

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Mammoth worksheet, students think of things in this world that can compare in height, length, or even weight to a mammoth.
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Air and Air Pressure

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore air and air pressure. In this science lesson plan, students find air and discover that it takes up space, has weight, and exerts pressure as they complete an activity.
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Pre-School Ball Run

For Teachers Pre-K
Students demonstrate force and motion by rolling a ball through a tube. In this motion lesson students explore what happens to the ball when it is rolled with other balls of various sizes, weights, and textures.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how to take a sample by looking at rocks in the schoolyard. In this sampling activity, students discuss ways to classify rocks by color, size, and weight. They think about how many rocks would make a good sample of...
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Total Daily Calories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of calories. In this calories lesson, students calculate their Basal Metabolic Rate. Young scholars determine the number of calories they burn each day. Students use a conversion factor of fat to...
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Nature Walk

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore nature artists and participate in a nature walk. In this art/nature lesson, students discuss things artists use from nature then talk a walk to find some of the same things. Students look for different shapes...
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What units and concepts do we use to measure rice?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders look at different ways to measure rice. In this rice measurement lesson plan, 5th graders see the metric and customary measurements. They discuss how rice is measured by length, area of the field, weight, volume and...
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Belly Dancer Problem

For Students 7th - 9th
In this math worksheet, students determine the rate at which belly dancers lose weight.  This worksheet contains one multiple-step word problem.  It may be used as a problem of the week.
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Aerospace

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students experiment with weight and balance of a glider.  In this flight lesson students construct their own flying glider and record their experiment with it. 
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Paper Packaging Design

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create packages with a maximum capacity. In this geometry lesson ,students estimate using whole numbers, decimals and fractions. They calculate length, weight and mass of packaging.
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'fat Man' Finishes Walk Across U.S.

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read and discuss an article about an overweight American man trying to lose weight by walking across the country. They complete vocabulary exercises, take a comprehension quiz and explore the uses of the past perfect verb tense.
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Balls and Ramp

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students role several balls of different weights down a ramp and into a paper cup and record how far each ball made the paper cup move. They then answer questions that help them analyze their results and reinforce the idea that energy...
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Pendulum

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are instructed on how to create a pendulum and measure the periodicity of the pendulum, using four different combinations of string. They are asked which influences the time more- the length of the string or the weight at...
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Boat Building

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars design and contrast a boat made out of aluminum foil. They test the boats to see which boat floats the best using three different solutions and steel ball weights. Students work on their own to construct a boat of their...
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Brain POP - Properties of Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
In this properties of matter worksheet, students complete 18 fill in the blank questions about mass, density, volume or weight.
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A Day at the Beach-Why Did We Do It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate pollution at the beach. For this environmental lesson, students participate in a beach clean-up and calculate the weight of the debris collected. Young scholars write a reflection in their journal about their...
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Convert A Larger Metric Unit To A Smaller One

For Students 5th - 6th
In this metric conversion learning exercise, students solve 12 problems in which larger metric units are converted to smaller ones. Included are metric conversions of length and weight. No examples are provided.
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Convert A Metric Unit To A Smaller One (2)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this metric conversion worksheet, students solve 12 problems in which larger metric units of length, weight, or distance are converted to smaller units. There are no hints or examples.

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