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Modeling the Process of Mining Silicon Through a Single Displacement/Redox Reaction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study silicon and where it comes from.  For this solar mining lesson students complete an Internet search of mining and a lab activity. 
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Take the Energy Action Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take an energy challenge and implement it in their lives.  In this energy conservation instructional activity students read a handout and complete an energy activity. 
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Using A Volunteer Acquired Database Constructed On The Internet, Examine the Relationship between Dissolved Oxygen and Water Temperature

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders access a database and open a spreadsheet.  In this oxygen and water temperature lesson students save the database, sort it and generate scatter plot graphs. 
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Average Temperature

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study temperature.  In this average temperature lesson students record temperature data, calculate and analyze average temperatures and construct a time line graph. 
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Where There's Smoke......

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use fundamental relationships between melting points, boiling points, solubility, temperature and pressure to develop explanations.  In this chemistry instructional activity students complete an activity. 
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Mapping a Temperature Field

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars measure and graph temperatures. In this temperature field lesson students use a map to measure and plot field values and construct isolines and interpret the results.
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Will it Stretch?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore elasticity and describe the effects of temperature changes on physical properties.  In this rubber band stretch lesson students complete an experimental activity and show their results. 
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So, What's it Doing Today?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe short-term variations in oceanographic parameters in the Gulf Stream.  In this ocean habitats lesson plan students use satellite imagery to obtain information in the Gulf Stream. 
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Hot, Cold, Fresh and Salty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the effects of layering water and what is more or less saline than normal. In this geoscience instructional activity students create saline solutions, layer them and observe how the water becomes different temperatures...
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Using Data Loggers

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this weather data worksheet, students use this worksheet to record data about temperature, wind speed, and more. Students complete 18 spaces on the chart.
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Heat: Mini Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students experiment with heat. In this physical science lesson, students engage in hands-on activities to develop concepts related to heat. Students offer explanations for their observations using given vocabulary.
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Field Trip to test Water Quality

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine water quality indicators,test water quality and record their results.  In this water quality lesson students complete a water testing lab and complete a lab report. 
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Measurement

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the metric system and examine other ways to measure.  In this measurement lesson students complete activities that help them to better understand the measuring system. 
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It looks Like Champagne

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret phase diagrams and explain the meaning of vocabulary words.  In this ocean explorer lesson plan students describe two uses of super-critical carbon dioxide. 
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Measure for Measure: Time & Temperature

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine scientific inquiry.  In this time and temperature lesson students create a template to solve scientific problems and work through a science problem. 
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Celsius or Fahrenheit?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a thermometer.  In this Celsius or Fahrenheit lesson, 2nd graders create an individual thermometer to use for measuring the temperature.  Students convert the outside temperature. 
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Using the Very, Very Simple Climate Model in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils study the relationship between the average global temperature and carbon dioxide emissions.  In this weather lesson students develop a test scenario using a model then read and interpret graphs of data. 
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Layers of the Atmosphere

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students analyze how the atmosphere can be divided into layers based on temperature changes.  In this layers of the atmosphere lesson students plot data points and determine where the layers begin and end based on their reading...
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Fahrenheit vs. Celsius

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study temperatures. In this science lesson, students convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius and from Celsius into Fahrenheit understanding the relationship between the two measurements.
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It's a Gas! Or is it?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars describe the effects of temperature and pressure on solubility of gases and other materials.  In this investigative lesson students read an article and answer questions about it. 
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Create a Cloud in a Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the conditions needed for cloud formation and explore how pressure and temperature effect cloud formation.  In this atmospheric pressure lesson students complete a lab on cloud formation. 
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Measuring and Observing Weather Phenomena

For Students 4th - 6th
In this weather activity, students take the temperature and record data over a period of time of 1 month. Students then make a spreadsheet of their data and include variables that contribute to the weather.
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What Does Plant Biology Teach Is About Climate?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine what factors influence climate.  In this investigative lesson students compare the factors that influence climate and how they effect tree growth.
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The Temperature Problem

For Students 8th - 11th
In this temperature learning exercise, students read a story problem regarding Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures.  From the information given, they write an equation and determine the final temperature.  This one-page...