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Excavating the Trash

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students look at a day's accumulation of recyclable trash from first through fifth grade classrooms, not knowing which classes it came from. After setting up a collection sheet for data, students remove items from the receptacle and...
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Feely Balloons

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners use their sense of touch to identify different types of solids. In this "Mystery Solids" activity, students feel various balloons filled with items such as rice, flour, salt, beans, etc. They use their senses to come to logical...
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Physical Changes of Water

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners observe changes in water. In this lesson about water and its forms, students perform an experiment to determine how water changes. Learners analyze what causes water to be solid, liquid, or gas. Students record their...
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Combining Elements to Form a Compound

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore elements and compounds. In this lesson plan about elements and compounds, students will do an experiment. Students work in groups of 2-3 as they complete two separate activities. Students understand how two elements...
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Worm Weather Predicted

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine worm habitats. In this animal habitats lesson, students participate in a lab activity that requires them to explore the adaptations that earthworms make to their environment.
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Making a Crater

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the characteristics of craters. In this crater lesson, students discover how meteors form craters on planets and moons as they make their own craters and respond to observational questions regarding the...
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Earth's Hydrologic Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the water cycle. In this hydrologic cycle lesson plan, students follow the provided procedures to demonstrate the how water moves around the planet through the dynamics of the water cycle.
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Citizen Scientist - Collect Some Data

For Students 5th - 10th
In this science project worksheet, students view a sheet of numerous science projects including weather, animals, flowers, and more. Students choose 1 project to do out of 22 projects total.
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Crickets Guided Discovery

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate insect anatomy by analyzing a live cricket.  In this insect science instructional activity, 6th graders discuss their knowledge of insects and describe their characteristics from memory.  Students...
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What Is A Plant?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore plants. In this plant instructional activity, students examine organisms to determine which are plants. During this introductory instructional activity, students explore characteristics of living things.
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Microscope Investigation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore physical science by participating in a science examination. In this microscope tutorial lesson, students read the book The Naked Eye and discuss the purpose for using a microscope in the field of science. Young...
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Poetry and Observations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars compare poetry and the night sky. In this poetry instructional activity, students read poetry and compare the imagery from the poem with the night sky. Young scholars explore how science and poetry relate to one another.
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Science Super Saturday

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars share their science expertise with elementary students in a conference format. Elementary young scholars rotate through sessions of different science disciplines (Biology, Earth Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computers).
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Don't Trash the Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experience a hands-on environmental science project. They access about recycling as they collect data on their own family's trash production. Students analyze the data with worksheets, chart the data, and present their findings.
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The Big Freeze

For Students 7th - 9th
In this lab activity learning exercise, learners record the time it takes for an ice cube to melt in three different situations. After collecting data they design a container that will keep an ice cube in a solid state for as long as...
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Dancing Raisins

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science investigation worksheet, students follow the directions to mix raisins in clear carbonated soda to watch them sink and rise.
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How Does a Lever Work?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this lever worksheet, students read and do the 8 detailed steps in an investigation about levers. Students answer 2 essay questions and record their data on a chart.
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Rice Up!

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this science investigation worksheet, students follow the directions to perform an experiment with inclined planes. Students record their data on a chart and answer 2 essay questions.
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Making An Anemometer

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars discover how to capture the speed of wind. In this science activity lesson, students gather materials and follow procedures to create an anemometer to measure wind speed.
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Photosynthesis

For Students 6th - 8th
In this photosynthesis worksheet, middle schoolers follow the steps to complete a science investigation and then respond to 8 short answer questions regarding the photosynthesis investigation.
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Plant Reproduction

For Students 5th - 7th
In this plant reproduction worksheet, students follow the steps to complete a science investigation and then respond to 2 short answer questions and complete a data table regarding the investigation.
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Wonderful Waves

For Students 4th - 6th
For this science worksheet, learners perform an investigation about sound waves and vibration. Students use a pan of water and toothpicks to make and observe ripples. Learners answer 4 essay questions about their observations.
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Save the Trees

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this recycling worksheet, learners conduct a brief investigation regarding the recycling of paper in their classroom and respond to 5 questions that enable them to see the number of trees they are saving.
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Shrinking Air

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this science investigation worksheet, students follow the listed procedures to find out how temperature affects air pressure as they heat and cool balloons.

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