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Forcing Electrons to Move
In this electrolytic cell worksheet, students read about car batteries and how they produce electricity for cars to run. They answer six questions about electrolytic cells and oxidation-reduction reactions.
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Light the Bulb!
Third graders investigate electrical circuits and how light bulbs are powered. In this electricity and power activity, 3rd graders study the vocabulary necessary which includes the different types of circuits, electrical currents, and...
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Solar Cycle
Students explore the solar cycle through a series of experiments. In this space science lesson, students construct and evaluate solar cycle graphs. They explain how this phenomenon affects the Earth.
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PHYSICS LESSONS
Students study the concept of electricity, what an electric current is and its relationship between voltage and resistance.In this electrical lesson students solve problems using Ohm's law, and research alternative sources of electricity.
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The Elements
Young scholars watch video, The Elements, research information about elements using both the Internet and CD-ROM program, and create atoms out of gumdrops and licorice.
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Take Charge!
Students induce an electrical charge on various objects, and experiment with electrical repulsion and attraction. They define related vocabulary, play Bingo and complete a take-home quiz.
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Rising Water!
Students observe water change from a liquid to a gas state when heated and then return to its liquid stage when cooled. They learn that gas molecules move faster than liquid molecules. They discover physical properties that describe how...
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Working with Rates
In this working with rates learning exercise, students solve 9 problems where they find the rates, they solve 5 problems where they find the rates for compound units and they solve 5 problems where they find the rates using scientific...
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Ecosystems Beneath the Surface
Sixth graders create a KWL chart about microorganisms. In this biology lesson, 6th graders create and label a diagram on a microbial mat. They investigate the processes involved in the carbon, oxygen and sulfur cycles.
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Eating Through the Metric System
Seventh graders convert measurements in recipes to metric measurements and prepare the food items. They create a metric measurement cookbook.
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Decimal Problems
In this math worksheet, students are given tables and story problems with decimal points. Students must use the tables and story problems to find 10 answers about the data.
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Tucson Children's Museum Electricity Crossword
In this Tucson Children's Museum Electricity worksheet, students review and discuss twenty key terms associated with electricity and complete a crossword puzzle with those key terms.
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Tucson Children's Museum Electricity Word Search
In this Tucson Children's Museum Electricity worksheet, young scholars review and discuss twenty key terms associated with electricity and circle each key term in a word search puzzle.
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Nuclear Power
In this nuclear power worksheet, students read how atoms can be changes and are unstable. Students compare 3 kinds of radiation and the difference between fission and fusion. Then students complete 10 matching and 2 short answer questions.
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Coronal Mass Ejections
In this coronal mass ejections instructional activity, students observe a time line of events that took place during a solar storm. Students use the time line to answer 3 questions about the solar storm and the time it took to reach...
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Building a Terrarium System
Learners create their own terrariums. In this ecological model lesson, students create terrariums using soil, seeds, pebbles, and two liter bottles. Learners compare the elements of a terrarium to a food web.
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Lesson 5: Designing an Experiment
The intent of this lesson is to introduce young scientists to the steps of the scientific method. To this end, they consider the question, "Which brand of battery lasts longest?" In this case, the experiment is carried out as a class,...
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Ionic Compounds
In this compounds worksheet, students review the structure and properties of ionic compounds, their formulas and nomenclature, and molecular mass and percentage composition. This worksheet has 4 short answer questions and 7 problems to...
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Activity Seven -- Picturing Particles (Student Page) A LAB Worksheet
This worksheet lists background information for a lab on the topics of atom smashers, accelerators or colliders. It clearly states the Rules of the Game -- science laws that apply. Student do the lab and track their results in the given...
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Describing an Object's Position
Pupils explore language arts by participating in a shape identification activity. In this geometry shape lesson, students discuss the vocabulary terms used to describe the location of an object. Pupils complete a worksheet based upon...
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Help Wanted: A Lighting Engineer For Popular Rock Group
Students are assigned to groups, and determine each member's role in the group. They will design an experiment to determine a way to produce the three primary and five secondary colors. Students discuss color and mood. They listen to a...
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Physics Quiz
For this physics worksheet, students complete short answer questions about physics concepts such as electricity, space, light, and more. Students complete 20 short answer questions.
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Sorting
Students sort a variety of manipulatives and use a software program that provides more sorting practice.
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Knowledge Quiz
In this oceans quiz worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of concepts related to the ocean.