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Curated OER

Science – Sun, Earth and the Moon

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this basic astronomy worksheet, students respond to 20 true or false questions pertaining to the Earth, the Sun, and Earth's moon.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plant Cycles

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify plants parts and their functions.  In this plant cycle activity, students examine parts of plants and how the parts help them survive in its environment. Students use graphic organizers, the internet, books and handouts...
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Curated OER

Sky and Cloud Windows

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students monitor the weather, clouds, and sky. In this weather lesson, students create a sky and cloud window to focus their sky observations. They write observations in a notebook and include the date, time, cloud cover, types of...
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Making A Compass

For Teachers 4th
This interesting science lesson is about the compass. Students make a compass out of a magnet, sewing needle, cork, and a glass dish. The lesson includes both a pre and post-test for the students to take, and some very good links to...
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Sea Ice Research

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study sea ice and its importance in climate and climate change. They discuss sea ice as a presence of a food source for marine animals in the arctic and complete a lab activity. After completing the lab, they watch a video...
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Physics Post-Lab

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore physics. In this science lesson plan, students discuss physics in their everyday lives. Students complete a physics worksheet.
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Curated OER

Day and Night

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students using experiments try to demonstrate how observations can be affected by the cycles of night and day.
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Curated OER

Powered Up About Electricity!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the process of turning coal into electricity. In this electricity lesson, students are guided by their teacher through the steps required to turn coal into electricity. Students complete a worksheet answering questions...
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Curated OER

Two Ways About It

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars take an imaginary hike in two opposite directions along a lake. They view and interpret satellite images and discuss the pros and cons of hydroelectric dams.
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Curated OER

The Chemistry of Killer Coal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research chemical components of coal, as well as environmental health impacts of mining and burning coal. They discuss conservation of mass as it relates to combustion of organic compounds.
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Making Waves, Making Music, Making Noise

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders watch a demonstration on how talking cans produce sounds. In groups, they compare and contrast the sounds from different sized cans. They participate in a variety of activities to discover how sounds are made and how...
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Curated OER

How Do Atmospheres Affet Planetary Temperatures?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers perform a literature search and use reputable research resources in order to find the surface temperature of different planets in our solar system. They speculate about the observed and unobserved factors. Then...
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Ground Level Ozone Testing

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars prepare Shoenbein Paper to test the ground level of ozone. They dip a strip of their test paper in distilled water and hang it at a data collection site. They determine the relative humidity of the data collection site....
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Three Switches

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students describe the types and parts of a circuit. They discover three types of electrical switches and create a chart showing the many uses for each type of switch.
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and and Ocean Views of Earth by Remote Sensing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explain how satellites help scientists to see more than with the unaided eye and how Landsat technology works. Students identify vegetation and fire sites in the rainforest and detect erosion along rivers. They are able to use...
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Flame Test

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct a flame test on different substances. In this chemistry lesson, students predict the element present based on the color emitted during the flame test. They explain how different elements produce different colors.
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The Physics of Electricity: Real or Magic?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in various demonstrations on electricity. In this physics lesson plan, 8th graders explore static and current electricity. They apply concepts to real world situations.
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Curricular Correlations

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to prerecorded sounds and put them into categories. They discus the sounds that would be heard outdoors, and indoors. They go outside for a few minutes and take a "hearing walk." Then they come inside and close their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Meteorology Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the worksheet. They also work on the skills of spelling and word recognition.
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Food Webs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how organisms depend upon each other in an ecosystem. In this ecosystems lesson, 4th graders use food webs to discuss the interdependence between organisms in an ecosystem.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Heat and Light From Electricity

For Students 6th - 8th
Understand the energy transformations that happens when you light a bulb with a battery. Activity requires students to build a simple circuit and take temperature and time measurements. Lab includes procedure with questions that can be...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Energy in Everyday Life

For Students K - 1st
In this interactive module students will identify, explore, and evaluate light, heat, and sound energy.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Increasing and Decreasing Energy

For Students 1st - 3rd
This tutorial will review over heat, light, and sound energy through interactive activities, videos, and quizzes.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Greenhouse Light and Temperature

For Students 6th - 8th
An interactive tool where students can create a model of a greenhouse and use a light sensor to measure the amount of light it receives from a lamp at various times of the day. Temperature is also measured. Data is plotted on graphs,...

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