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Easy Does It

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover how inclined planes make work easier as they make mathematical predictions and prove their predictions through experiments.
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Exploding Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss how numbers increase when exponential growth is occurring. They view a video and compare exponential and linear growth with a graphing calculator.
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Bridging the Gap

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the role that bridges play in our society. They conduct an investigation to examine the various shapes and functions of bridges. They determine which type of bridge would best suit a given scenario.
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Bouncing Popcorn

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders meet a teacher challenge to work like chemists. They investigate with baking soda, water, salt, sugar, vinegar, and sprite to move a popcorn kernel from the bottom of a cup to the top. They experiment with different...
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To Drink or not to Drink

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss water quality, water availability and water resources and how water is used in the world around them. They view a video on water quality then test for pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen to indicate water quality.
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Enlightening Explorations, Part III

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders continue their examination of light. In groups, they make rainbows and examine the spectrum of visible light. They travel between various stations recording their observations about the behaviors of light. To end the...
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Water Cycle in a Bag

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners participate in a hands-on activity that demonstrates how the water cycle functions. Students look specifically at condensation and evaporation during the recycling of water.
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Earthquake Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch the "Earth, the Environment & Beyond" video on earthquakes. Take notes and give an oral summary. They build a working, two dimensional model of a strike-slip, thrust, or normal fault.
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Organizer
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Simple Machines

For Students 7th - 10th
In this simple machines worksheet, learners review the different types of simple machines and examples of each machine. This worksheet, has 1 graphic organizer and 6 short answer questions.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye: Once in a Mega Moon

For Students 3rd - 8th
Bill Nye explains why the moon appears smaller when it is higher in the sky, and he presents a Home Demo experiment that proves its an illusion. The experiment requires a bright moon on a clear night, a stiff piece of cardboard, and a...
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Sophia: Bill Nye: Baseball Moon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Bill Nye explains the phases of the moon with an experiment using a baseball, a lamp on a table, a dark room, and a stool or chair that swivels. As the person moves around, the changes in reflected light show the phases of the moon. The...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Happy and Unhappy Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when a ball bounces? Learn about liquid nitrogen as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates what happens to everyday materials when placed in it. [0:22]
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Sophia: Science Tutorials: Bill Nye: Coco Nutty Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the Bill Nye the Science Guy straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive tutorial.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Bill Nye

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Bill Nye, the science guy, and find out how he has contributed to many aspects of science.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Bill Nye Online Science Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Bill Nye's Online Science Lab offers home demos for planetary, physical, and life science, a "Question of the Week," e-cards, episode guides, and lots of fun facts. A great resource for students looking for science-fair project or lab...
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Bill Nye: Sock It to Me

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how evaporating water (or sweat!) can cool you down.
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Bill Nye: Hole Y Water

For Students 2nd - 5th
This tutorial from Bill Nye uses an experiment with water and sugar to show how matter is mostly empty space.
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Bill Nye: Float Your Metal Boat

For Students 1st - 5th
This experiment from Bill Nye shows that breaking the surface tension of a body of water can provide enough energy to propel a boat (or an insect!).
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Bill Nye: Barometer in a Bottle

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how to make a simple barometer using a jar and a balloon. The barometer is an old and accurate first look at predicting the weather by examining the pressure of the atmosphere. Discover how atmospheric...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Physics: Bill Nye: Eggs Speriment

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing science straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this density experiment.
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Sophia: Space Science: Bill Nye: Orbiting Marbles

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing outer space straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive experiment.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Space Science: Bill Nye: Weightless Clothespin

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the world of science straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive experiment.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Physics: Bill Nye: Bending Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing science experiments straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive experiment.
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Bill Nye: A Slice of Apple Fly

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, Bill Nye is bringing the fruit fly straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson activity.

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