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The Io Plasma Torus

For Students 11th - 12th
In this plasma torus worksheet, students solve 5 problems including finding the dimensions of the Io torus, determining the formula for the volume of a torus, finding the actual volume of the Ion torus and finding the amount of sodium...
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Hinode Studies Loopy Sunspots!

For Students 9th - 10th
For this sunspots and magnetic fields worksheet, students read about the satellite images taken showing 'loopy' patterns from solar gases and the magnetic fields on the sun. Students solve 2 problems including finding the volume of a...
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It's The States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the properties of solids, liquids and gases. In this states of matter lesson plan, students observe dry ice and its characteristics. They calculate the density of dry ice and observe the sublimation of the dry ice...
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Solutions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this solutions instructional activity, students solve twelve problems including calculating products made in reactions, determining limiting reagents, calculating molarity of solutions, determining percent composition, and finding...
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Seeing a Dwarf Planet Clearly: Pluto

For Students 9th - 11th
For this dwarf planet worksheet, students use images from the Hubble Space Telescope and they determine the scale of the image, they identify the largest features in the images, they calculate the volume of Pluto and they create a model...
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Heat and Thermal Energy Transfer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How does radiation affect our daily lives? Answer that question and others with a lesson that discusses radiation and its use in thermal energy transfer through electromagnetic waves. Pupils investigate vaporization and evaporation while...
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Buoyancy in Water

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Change where an object floats in water. Pupils experiment with a Cartesian diver by squeezing on the side of a plastic bottle. Learners pay attention to the bulb of the pipette as the bottle is squeezed to determine what is happening...
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Creating the Ideal Cargo Boat

For Teachers 5th - 7th
  Students build boats out of clay to test the buoyancy of the boat in water.  Students break into pairs and construct their boat to specific guide lines, then experiment with their boat in the water.   
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What Does It Matter?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define matter, the chemical properties of matter, and the physical properties of matter. They name physical and chemical properties of matter (by classifying using a Tree Map). Students determine the mass, volume, and density of...
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What Does It Matter?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students match definitions with vocabulary words and learn basic facts about matter. Then, they see how to determine the physical characteristics of matter. They determine the mass, volume, and density of objects using appropriate tools...
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Percent Deviation Rocks and Minerals

For Students 7th - 12th
In this rocks and minerals worksheet, students calculate the percent deviation from various mass measurements taken of rocks or minerals. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Project Geode

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils predict the appearance of a geode's internal structure based on its mass and density. They form a hypothesis based on the data they collect. They also identify common minerals found in Illinois.
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Chemistry: The Case of the Sunken Ice Cube

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine a density demonstration involving ice cubes and beakers of water and alcohol. After observing how one ice cube floats in water and sinks in alcohol, they determine which mixture of the two would suspend the ice...
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Vocab Science Chapter 1

For Students 10th - 11th
In this word search worksheet, students locate 20 words related to science. The word list includes volume, mixture, and solute.
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High School Chemistry Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, learners determine the number of water molecules is a given volume of water. Students determine the empirical formula for given compounds from the percentage mass of elements. This worksheet has 20 problems...
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Saltwater Science

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students conduct an experiment that shows them how salt water allows things to float. In this salt water lesson plan, students mix ingredients together to create salt water and observe how it makes the oceans dense. They then interpret...
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WHY DO SOME THINGS FLOAT WHILE OTHERS SINK

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars explore how density can cause things to sink or float by experimenting with a jar, oil and corn syrup.
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Sink or Swim

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students define density and explain how to determine the density of an object. Students participate in a demonstration that shows the differences in the densities of different liquids and how they affect the liquid's physical properties.
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Travelogue of a Planet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers randomly select a planet, including Earth. They research key features of the planet including mass, volume, density, gravity, temperature, weather, geology, atmosphere, surface features, location from sun, Earth and other...
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Float My Boat

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, experiment with density and the displacement of water by creating and designing their own boats and seeing which boat holds the most centimeter cubes without sinking..
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Activity #8 Which State Are You In?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers define, give similarites and differences between solids, liquids, and gases. They compare and contrast a solid, liquid and gas in terms of shape, volume, compressibility, diffusion and density. Pupils classigy common...
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Math Review: Algebraic Operations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Need to prep your science learners in math? Here is a resource that serves as a review guide to support your scientists with the math they need to be successful in chemistry. Comes with basic algebraic problems and a review of some...
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Virginia Department of Education

Mineral Identification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What's the difference between a rock and a mineral? And what properties are used to identify minerals? The first installment of a five-part series on earth materials and processes prompts young scientists to identify a set of...
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Virginia Department of Education

Weathering of Limestone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
We all know limestone weathers, but what affects the rate of weathering? Young scientists investigate the physical and chemical weathering of limestone (chalk) through experimentation. First, they conduct trials with different-size...

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