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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Flame Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this physical science experiment, students investigate the release of energy by observing the color of light produced when salts are heated in the flame of a burner. Students will identify the metal ion of the substance by the color...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Your Daily Learning Platform

For Students K - 1st Standards
An index to the Discovery Channel. Find resources for teachers, students, and even parents, from science experiments to math help, to virtual field trips.
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Other

Ciencia Divertida (Fun Science): Pequenos Cientistas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Fun Science is designed to teach scientific experiments to children ages 3 to 16 in an informal and entertaining way. Click on "pequenos cientistas" to watch animated experiments and to access scientific facts and quizzes. The games...
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Lemon Chemistry: An Acid Base Experiement

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob presents instructions for conducting an acid-base experiment using common supplies with information on how it works.
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Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning: Project Based Learning: Egg Drop Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a way to drop a raw egg from varying heights without letting the egg break. Creative thinking and evaluation of results are critical to the project.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: A Density Experiment You Can Drink

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob provides instructions for a density experiment you can drink using common supplies with information on how it works.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Build a Wind Turbine

For Students 3rd - 8th
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to construct and test a wind turbine that produces energy. This experiment does require preparation as it uses PVC pipes, a small motor, and a multimeter, for example.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Three Colors of Light

For Students 2nd - 6th
An experiment where students combine solutions from red, green, and blue glow sticks to make different colors and to make white light.
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Arizona State University

Arizona State University School of Life Sciences: A Nervous Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you know when your hand touches something? How do you know if something brushes against your shoulder? Think about your fingertip, arm, and back. In which of these places might your nerves be closer together? Review the concept of...
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Other

Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Crazy Foam Experiment

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration of how to make crazy foam using common supplies with information on how it works.
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Other

Funology: The Science of Having Fun

For Students 3rd - 8th
See what the "science of having fun" is by learning jokes and "wacky facts", playing games, and trying magic tricks and simple recipes. Great ideas for enjoying science with classmates, friends, and family.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Experiments: Make Ice Cream in a Plastic Bag

For Students 5th - 8th
Science Bob gives directions on how to make ice cream in a plastic bag.
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Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University: Embryology in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Growing Bacteria for Science Fairs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob provides instructions for setting up an experiment to show how to grow bacteria.
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Other

Steve Spangler Science: Denver's Brown Cloud

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how fluids move through our atmosphere and water. This experiment explains atmospheric convection currents (thunderstorms), the Gulf Stream, and temperature inversion. A video is included.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Do Birds Care What Color Their Food Is?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob provides instructions for setting up an experiment to determine if birds care what color their food is.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: The Best of Wonder Science: Sample Activities

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of nine sample science activities for elementary students, from a two-volume book by the American Chemical Society.
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Other

Steve Spangler Science: Egg in the Bottle Trick

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information and demonstrates the egg in the bottle trick.
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Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Science Made Simple

For Students 9th - 10th
This website houses kids science projects and experiments, science fair projects and science articles.
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Other

Buzzle.com: Science Articles

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on a wide range of science topics, as well as some ideas for experiments and science fair projects. It's a good resource for students doing research.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Habitat Overcrowding

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment where several containers are set up with different numbers of seeds planted in each. The objective is to investigate how seed density affects the health of the plants that grow.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Make a Comeback Can

For Students 3rd - 8th
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to make a metal can come back when it is sent rolling away. The can uses both kinetic and potential energy to roll away and back.

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