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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Astronomy Parallax

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the significance of Delta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus and its historical significance in determining distances in space. It discusses parallax, standard candles, and the...
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Blow Out

For Students 1st - 5th
Try this at-home science experiment to test how much breath it takes to blow out candles.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Books and a Candle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Books and a Candle", created by Sebastien Stoskopff in 1625 (Oil on canvas).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Still Life With Mouse and Candle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Still-Life with Mouse and Candle", created by Willem Van Aelst in 1647 (Oil on copper, 19 x 25 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Old Woman With a Candle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Old Woman with a Candle", created by Gerrit Dou in 1661 (Oil on oak, 31 x 23 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Tomb of St Dominic: Angel Holding a Candle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Tomb of St Dominic: Angel Holding a Candle", created by Niccolo Dell' Arca from 1473-94 (Marble, height 51 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: A Boy Blowing on an Ember to Light a Candle (Soplon)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "A Boy Blowing on an Ember to Light a Candle (Soplon)", created by El Greco from 1570-72 (Oil on canvas, 60,5 x 50,5 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fabula)", created by El Greco from 1577-79 (Oil on canvas, 65 x 90 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "An Allegory with a Boy Lighting a Candle in the Company of an Ape and a Fool (Fabula)", created by El Greco from 1589-92 (Oil on canvas, 67,3 x 88,6 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Old Woman With a Candle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Old Woman with a Candle", created by Matthias Stom during the 1640's (Oil on canvas, 85 x 71 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Lovers Lit by a Candle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Lovers Lit by a Candle", created by Godfried Schalcken from 1665-70 (Oil on wood, 20 x 14 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Young Girl With a Candle

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Young Girl with a Candle", created by Godfried Schalcken from 1670-75 (Oil on canvas, 61 x 50 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Candle Lit Interior

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Candle-Lit Interior", created by Matthijs Naiveuz (Oil on canvas, 55 x 64 cm).
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Spinning Your Wheels: Pinwheel Sensitivity

For Students 3rd - 5th
So you've just heard the "Happy Birthday" song and now it's time to blow out the candles. If you are sitting far away from the candles, you know you'll have to blow harder to get them all out than if you were sitting closer. In this...
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American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: Compare the Density of an Object to the Density of Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use tea light candle holders and a student-made balance to compare the weight of equal volumes of wax, water, and clay. Students will discover that since the wax weighs less than an equal volume of water, it is...
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Finding the Carbon in Sugar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn that fossil fuels release energy when they are burned, and this takes the forms of light, heat, gases, etc. In this instructional activity they explore combustion with a candle and with sugar. The instructional activity...
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: What Is a Chemical Reaction?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After observing a demonstration of a chemical reaction between a burning candle and the oxygen in the air, learners use atom model cut-outs to model the reaction and see that all the atoms in the reactants show up in the products.
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Interactive
Tate

Tate Kids: Memento Mori (Remember That You Must Die)

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive exploration of the universal themes of death and mortality, as depicted by a range of twentieth-century artists. Developed by the Britain-based Tate museum, this site combines art criticism with a survey of symbols that...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Rainbow Math Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Red apples, orange candles, yellow stars, green frogs, and blue, indigo, and violet flowers-they all add up to Rainbow Math fun! During this adventure children learn the colors of the rainbow as they practice counting, adding and...
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Other

The Science House: Floating Candles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this experiment students observe a combustion reaction and deduce the components necessary for the reaction to occur. They also see the relationship between pressure, volume, and number of molecules for gases.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Gift

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Herb Block's Editorial Cartoons which were gifted to the Library of Congress. The archive includes records, clippings, photographs and various articles as well as 14,000 original drawings.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Kinetic Theory: An Inquiry Into the Ideal Gas Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When an overturned beaker is placed on top of a birthday candle in shallow pan of water, the candle will first go out and then water will appear to creep up the sides of the beaker like magic. Student will hypothesize and investigate why...
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Utah State University

Teacher Link: Light in Festivals

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan combines the study of cultural and religious festivals which center on light, with a science study of candle flames. The holidays which are covered are Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Le Re'veillon, Los Posados, and St. Lucia Day....
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Burning Volumes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
An analysis of how the volume of various jars impacts the burning time of candles. Data collected will be used to explore modeling, line fitting and linear regression Using graphing calculators.

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