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Introducing Temperature Measurement

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore temperature and use Celcius thermometers to measure and graph the temperature in the classroom daily. They estimate what they think the temperature might be and then find the actual temperature in the room.
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Heat Retention

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students test 4 materials to see which would be best for use as a heat mass. They then graph the temperature verus the time of the substances and decide which material would make the best heat mass.
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Voltmeter Design

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this voltmeter worksheet, students design and mathematically analyze a circuit they design. They also answer 17 questions about voltmeters, the voltage in given schematics, and the resistance in voltmeters.
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Arithmetrivia

For Students 6th - 9th
In this arithmetrivia worksheet, students read and solve word problems.  They translate from word problems to written equations and then solve them.  This one-page worksheet contains 12 problems.  Answers are provided.
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Shapes

For Teachers K
Students review basic shapes, such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles, find objects in those shapes in classroom, watch Clifford's Fun with Shapes video, practice reproducing four shapes, and rotate through four classroom...
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Pulse of Life

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students calculate their pulse rate and explore how heart rate is affected by various activities.
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Weights in Pounds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders define "pound," estimate and compare weights, and classify objects as weighing more or less than a pound.
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Divisibility Buzz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers play Divisibility Buzz to reinforce divisibility rule for three.
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Speed of Sound

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils examine the phenomenon of sounds traveling slower than light. They discover why they see things before they hear them and how to estimate the speed of sound as homework.
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Hot Friction

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use small electronic devices known as thermistors to measure the temperature beneath an object such as a coffee cup as it slides across a surface. By choosing different surfaces, 6th graders can compare in a quantitative...
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Tell Me the Tooth

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate the proper teeth brushing technique. In this dental hygiene lesson, students read the book I Know Why I Brush My Teeth and invite a dentist into the classroom to demonstrate the proper way to brush teeth.
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Design Team Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students work in groups to build a robot. In this robotics instructional activity, students create an electronic robot and program it to follow directions. They create an obstacle course for the robot to follow and test its performance. 
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Chucky Chickadee's Bird and Breakfast: Sing in Please

For Teachers K - 1st
Students observe bird feeding and complete a tally and graphing activity for their observations. In this bird graphing lesson, students work in teams to observe bird feedings. Students complete a bird reporting sheet and collect data...
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Dating Popcorn

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners simulate the dating process with popcorn. In this geology instructional activity, students discuss how geologist find the age of rocks by gauging the amount of decay of radioactive elements. They have 6 bags of popcorn and each...
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Year Two: Time

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students review math vocabulary words that have to do with time. Students complete this for 21 words.
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Time and Timetables

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these time and timetables worksheets, students complete several pages of activities to help them understand time and timetables.
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Authentic Assessment/ Lab Practicum (Video format)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are given this authentic assessment format after the study of any laboratory activity (or group of labs). It's purpose is to replace the lab practicum when it is not possible to do a real set-up and /or to serve as a make-up...
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Discovery Pacing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students run a lap as fast as they can. They discuss the problems of running that fast for longer distances and strategize a plan to pace themselves. They work with timing, distance and observation to practice monitoring their pace.
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Discovery Pacing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover strategies for pacing themselves when running longer distances on a quarter mile track.
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Keeps on Pumping

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students measure and calculate heart rates per minute and for other units of time. They determine the amount of blood pumped by their heart during various intervals of time.
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How Tall in the Fall?

For Teachers 1st
First graders use nonstandard measurement to measure. After reading Inch by Inch, 1st graders pair measure leaves that they have collected. They glue their leaves onto tag board to make a display.
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Marking the Minutes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students mark seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc. on class timetable report to keep track of time spent on Uninterrupted Silent Reading.
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Prince Waffle's Grain Group

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in activities focusing on the grain group and food prices.
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Truce Unlikely In DVD Wars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore basic DVD technology and discover the differences between Blu-ray discs and HD DVDs. In addition, students find advertisements of two very similar products from different manufacturers in the newspaper, and compare them.

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