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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Powerful Symbols and Words: Abolitionism & Women's Rights

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This collection looks at an image and phrase used widely in abolitionist materials, and at how that symbol was adopted and adapted by Sojourner Truth and/or other women's rights activists. Students will examine an abolitionist medallion...
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Website
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the great attractions of this site is the ability to listen to the birds. Each bird is categorized with a picture, description, its cry, conservation status and "Cool Facts." There are tips for attracting birds as well as...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour Student Reporting Labs Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Student Reporting Labs (SRL) creates transformative educational experiences through video journalism that inspire youth to find their voice and engage with their communities. SRL lesson plans, assignment prompts and instruction tools...
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Academic and Professional Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The section on Common Types of Writing Assignments is a particularly helpful piece of this site. Learn how to approach a wide variety of writing tasks from lab reports to literary reviews. Then use the rest of the site to learn how to...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Common Writing Assignments: Book Report

For Students 9th - 10th
A handout discussing how to write a book report, including what to do before and during reading.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Gas Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the molecular weight of a pure gas in a balloon by using gas laws and trapping the gas in a glass bottle. Students watch the instructor demonstrate the lab on day one. On day two and three they practice the lab. On day...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing in Engineering: Handbook on Report Formats

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first page in a series of handouts addressing how to organize various report formats. Developed for engineers but useful across disciplines.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a comprehensive guide to writing a professional/technical research report. Includes information on purpose, pre-writing, audience analysis, and general technical writing guidelines. For more specific information, click on the...
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Other

Clemson University: Linear Thermal Expansion

For Students 9th - 10th
Clemson University offers an excellent site of linear thermal expansion lab. Includes experiment, images, charts, links, questions, and much more.
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Article
Other

News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
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EL Education

El Education: Original Physics Experiments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students ask questions about why things move the way they do and then design and carry out science experiments on the physics behind the movement. Students create lab reports to explain the steps of their process and to record...
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Other

Artel: Lab Report 4: Defining Accuracy, Precision, and Trueness

For Students 9th - 10th
This maker of precision instruments presents this solid article on the topic of accuracy and precision. Great discussion of types and sources of error, and quality control.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Report Abstracts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From Purdue University, a lesson that lays out the details to writing a good abstract.
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Website
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue Online Writing Lab: Literature Topics and Research

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This comprehensive source provides a breakdown of key elements in writing and research.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motion: Calculating and Graphing Students Walking Speed

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will collect and analyze data of their walking speed. They will compare their speed to an outside speed walker. They will determine their speed every 20 meters up to 100 meters. They will complete five trials to...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Motion: Understanding Frame of Reference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lab activity, middle schoolers investigate the concept of frame of reference by observing, describing and drawing the same walking motion from different positions. Additionally, they determine the effect of frame of reference on...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As part of acid rain study, (environmental chemistry lab) students investigate the differences in pH of soil samples. They will collect and dry samples from the local prairie including grassland, transition, forest and riverbank and...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Water Quality of the Root River in Lanesboro, Mn

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This field investigation will be in collaboration with Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro, MN link to Eagle Bluff. It will include chemical, biological, and physical tests. The chemical tests will include kits where...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sugar Spill!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this activity, students act as environmental engineers involved with the clean up of a toxic spill. Using bioremediation as the process, students select which bacteria they will use to eat up the pollutant spilled. Students learn how...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Graphing the Spread of Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students simulate disease transmission by collecting data based on their proximity to other students. One option for measuring proximity is by having Bluetooth devices "discover" each other. After data is collected, students apply graph...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Iron in My Cereal

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will investigate the ingredients found in different cereals to find the amount of iron in each cereal. After their findings, students will write a short report explain their results.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Scientists With the American Museum of Natural History

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Follow this six-step method and you'll have a good understanding of what a good scientific research paper involves and how it is organized. There are plenty of samples for you to look at. This explanation is also very helpful for...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Metamorphosis Stories of Change

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
The goal of this activity is for students to learn how to tell a story in order to make a complex topic (such as global warming or ozone holes) easier for a reader to grasp. Students realize that the narrative impulse underlies even...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Zombie Autopsies: Publish or Perish, for Real

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent lesson where learners are guided in how to write an article for publication in a scientific journal. Includes downloadable lesson and student handout.

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