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Perpetual Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss movement of air currents and then experiment to create visible models of air currents. Students connect the model to weather patterns.
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The Reason for the Seasons; Science, Geography

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students think about what causes the seasons to change, reflect on what they know about seasons and how their lives affected by seasonal changes.
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Making Sense of Things: The Human Body and Senses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to evaluate the accuracy of their senses.
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Spin, Spin, Spin That Body!: Figure Skating, Physics, Science, Winter Sports, Olympics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn the scientific principles of centripetal force through research and experimentation.
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IS MASS THE SAME AS WEIGHT?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars see the difference between weight and mass when they examine the method of measuring each of them.
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WHAT HOLDS US TO EARTH?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers they imagine they are Galileo and try to duplicate Galileo's experiments and results.
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PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners choose an interesting problem related to space travel and then design a plan to solve the problem. They present their solution to the class.
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CHARTING A COURSE

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students model how a gyroscope works with string, an old phonograph record and crayon.
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A DISAPPEARING ACT Astronomy: Do Stars Always Shine?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe why stars are not visible during the day with a classroom demonstration using an index card punched with holes.
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LIFE IN SPACE Human Body: An Un-Earthly Home

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine an effect of zero gravity on the human body using a baby food jar, balloons and a jar with a large mouth.
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Stargazing Astronomy: A Ceiling Full of Stars

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils make an observe a planetarium using a can with nail holes, black paper and a flashlight.
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Celebrating the Smithsonian's Birthday

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine online objects from the Smithsonian website and use them as subjects and inspiration for creative writing exercises.
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Hit The Road Jack(or Jill)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers find the approximate area of the court order on a current map of Delaware. They draw a layout of their school and decide where a new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.
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Who Wants to Be a Thrillionaire?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the investments undertaken by the "thrillionaire" Paul G. Allen, and propose future areas of high-tech scientific investment for Mr. Allen to pursue.
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Cause-Effect Relationships in Alaska's American Period, 1867-present

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss that history is a series of interrelated events, processes, and movements. They discuss what criteria make a good cause-effect statement.
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Slime!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students participate in a science experiment in which they try and move gelatin cubes with and without a lubricant. They examine the concept of friction and resistance to motion.
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Pilots, Drivers, and Captains

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.
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From Pirates to Pilots to Spies

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders enjoy this introduction to the world of map projections, globes, aerial photographs, and satellite images. This lesson plan instructs students on the advantages and disadvantages of each earthly representation.
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Weather Predictions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore meteorologists. They explore symbols on a weather map and make five day forecasts.
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Weather Myths

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders relate myths to weather phenomenon. They write and illustrated a weather myth and present it to the class.
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Weather Records

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students write newspaper articles using a "weather record" worksheet and information they find in newspapers.
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Just How Big is this Place?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the the formula for calculating travel time. They listen to different scenarios relating to long distance travel into space and calculate travel time using the formula.
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Liquid Crystal IR Detector

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with one method of detecting infrared radiation. They simulate the detection of infrared radiation using a liquid crystal sheet.
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Fundamental Terms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore Newton's Laws of Motion and how they apply to flight.

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