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Energy Alternatives and Conservation

For Students 7th - 8th
In this energy alternatives and conservation worksheet, students research the topic, answer 3 questions, then complete a 4 step plan to create a print or digital project.  This page has numerous links to web resources.
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Creating the Ideal Cargo Boat

For Teachers 5th - 7th
  Learners 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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Applied Science - Physics Pre-Lab

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students observe fluid motion. In this Physics instructional activity, students explore the principles of Pascal, Archimedes, and Bernoulli. Students list their experiences with fluid movement.
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Applied Science - Technology (3A) Pre Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss electric currents. In this circuit lesson plan, 3rd graders create a picture of a battery circuit and a light bulb. They show the positive and negative charge and the flow of electrons. 
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Go Car, Go!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design and build their own car. In this physics lesson, students collect data to determine the speed of the car. They plot the data on the graph analyze the relationship between variables.
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Volume of Regular and Irregular Objects

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine patterns and relate to equations to solve math problems.  In this patterns lesson, 5th graders diagram, graph, use models and use tables to solve equations for real world problems.
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Glaciers and Global Sea Rise

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explain how melting glaciers affect global warming. In this earth science lesson, students investigate the change in ice density as it melts. They discuss the human and environmental impact of rising sea levels.
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Tsunami

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore tsunami through various hands-on activities. In this earth science lesson plan, students explain how they are formed. They create tsunami and earthquake models in the lab to observe how they are generated.
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Can Photosynthesis Occur at Saturn?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the different requirements for photosynthesis to take place. In this space science lesson, students simulate conditions in Saturn to investigate if photosynthesis is possible there. They use data and observations...
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The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812: Shaking Our Misconceptions about Earthquakes in United States History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students Examine how earthquakes work and what plate tectonics and fault lines are.  In this earthquake lesson students complete an earthquake scavenger hunt.
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Fishy Physics

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore how fish are able to move easily from one depth to another in water.  In this fish lesson students create their own balloon fish. 
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Nuclear Energy - Is it a Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can provide your students with content knowledge and hone critical thinking skills with these timely lesson plans on nuclear energy.
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TARGET EARTH

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the possibility of an asteroid hitting planet earth. In this planetary lesson students complete a lab activity to see the effects of an asteroid hitting earth and compare different craters.
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Everybody Needs a Rock

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Here is a lesson that rocks! Young scientists choose a rock and list words that describe it. They estimate the mass of their rocks and rank them within a group. They measure their rocks for volume and write a story that somehow includes...
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Covalent Bonds

For Students 9th - 12th
After a short introduction, chemistry aces get right into drawing electron dot diagrams for covalent bonds. There are only three questions to answer, so this is not a comprehensive worksheet. It can be used when introducing your class to...
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Lesson Plan on Refugees

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the issue of "human rights" and discuss world events/situations in which human rights are in question. They determine their own needs and wants and simulate the experience of being a refugee having to leave their home. ...
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Pendulum 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars use math to help them discover the movement of a pendulum.
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Hang Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate the motion of a fly ball with different winds. They use a partner to provide the simulated wind. Students draw a baseball diamond and the field on a piece of paper. They drag the pen across the paper to show the path of...
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Activity #17 Co2 From Alka Seltzer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe what occurs when Alka Seltzer tablets are added to water. They explain why water stays in the jar when it is above the surface of the water. Pupils test for the presence of carbon dioxide by conduting the match test.
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Worksheet 22

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this math worksheet, students apply the following: In physics, the equation W=Fd gives the amount W of energy expended in moving a distance d by applying a constant force F.
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Wave Terms and Concepts

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this waves worksheet, students define 23 vocabulary words associated with the different types of waves and how waves are measured. Students complete 23 matching terms with definitions and draw the superposition of two waves shown.
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Sinusoidal modelling of Canad'a youth cohorts

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars explore the general form of the sine equation.  In this trigonometry lesson, students explore the relationship between the changing parameters and the graph of the sine equation.  Young scholars use data and a statistical...
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Simple Harmonic Motion

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students solve problems involving graphs. In this calculus lesson plan, students relate harmonic motion to velocity. They discuss the derivative and the effect on the functions created.
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Types of Reactions (Demonstration)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students visually observe chemical changes that occur when various solutions are combined. Teacher explains chemical reactions that are happening.

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