Activity Three Teacher Page: Collisions

Learning about the mole using rice is pretty nice! Help your chemistry scholars visualize the concept of a mole of substance with an easy-to-perform lab. Partnered pupils find the mass of a single grain of rice and relate this...

How do the oceans and Great Lakes influence weather and climate? Part three of a seven-part series about salt and freshwater examines the impact large bodies of water have on the skies above us. Included in the lesson is a study of...

And they are off! Using Styrofoam meat trays and balloons, individuals build racers that demonstrate Newton's Third Law of Motion. Pupils run their racers three times and make improvements between each trial. To conclude the activity,...

Determining whether or not something is living can be more difficult than it seems. Put your young scientists to work defining their own criteria to identify life, then work with three samples to see if they are alive or not. 

They say elephants never forget—and your class won't forget an insightful modeling activity either! Junior zoologists take part in a mock elephant census using the sample count and total count methods. The included materials provide...

The arts often reflect the social struggles and concerns in society. The third lesson plan of four links the arts to activism and environmental concerns. Scholars learn about the role of art and artists statements. and then create their...

Teach the three components of the collision theory through a video lesson. The narrator explains what it takes for a reaction to occur. A perfect combination of collisions, energy, and orientation and a reaction is underway.

Active transport uses energy in the form of ATP. The video explains three types of active transport. It begins with membrane pumps before discussing endocytosis and exocytosis.

Get in touch with your sense of smell! The author of the video provides three simple steps to help you get the best of the smells around you: get close to it, inhale a few sniffs, and notice smells around you.

We all know that the brain is responsible for our thoughts, actions, memories, and emotions, but it's far busier than we can possibly imagine. Watch this short video as it explores how life as we know it is made possible...