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Sampling Rocks
Students investigate rocks. In this earth science instructional activity, students collect rocks from the schoolyard and describe each of the rocks. Students measure and weigh each rock and record the results. Students create a rock...
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Fourth Grade Social Studies
In this social studies worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about wars, congress, colonies, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Aztec Calendar
Students investigate the Aztec calendar. In this Aztec calendar activity, students look at examples of Aztec calendars, both the solar and lunar calendars. They access web sites to further investigate the calendars before making a Aztec...
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Apple Poster
Science is all about wonder... I wonder what causes the moon phases; I wonder why people get sick. The cross-stitch-style poster pays homage to Sir Issac Newton's curiosity when it came to asking questions about gravity.
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The Life Cycle of a Star
Learners investigate the life cycle of a star and make conclusions based on evidence, research, and observation. In this lesson on space and scientific investigation, students describe the relationships between science and technology...
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New Year Celebrations Around the World
Students share their New Year's traditions, then read a news article about how people around the world celebrate the start of a new year. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary...
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Galileo Galilei Questions for Study
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Galileo's contributions to science.
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The Nature of Science
In this nature of science worksheet, students identify four statements as "pure" or "applied" science and they read a short story about an experiment performed by a boy. They identify various components of the experiment including the...
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Earth Science
In this earth science worksheet students complete a series of multiple choice and short answer questions on the different moon phases, gravitational pull and the earths layers.
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Our Sky Clock
Students explore space science by completing a worksheet in class. In this astronomy lesson, students discuss and identify star patterns in the night sky and relate these patterns to the approximate time they appear. Students complete an...
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Eclipses
In this eclipses worksheet, learners read about solar and lunar eclipses to complete 8 short answer questions comparing the two types of eclipses.
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Season's Greetings
Students explore Earth's seasons using an interactive website. In this earth science lesson plan, students watch video segments and explain Earth's seasonal milestones. They discuss the factors that causes seasonal changes.
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Intermediate Matching – Types of Books
In this book genre worksheet, students draw a line from the book type words to their definitions. They match nine words, which include dictionary, cookbook, encyclopedia, and fiction, with the definition that best describes it.
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Cultural Calendar
Students design their own cultural calendar. In this calendar making instructional activity, students decide on a culture for a calendar theme and discuss how calendars differ from the US calendar. Students create their own calendar...
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Astronomical Data
In this astronomy activity, students use a chart with planetary data comparing the inner planets to each other. Students will use the period of rotation, period of revolution, and distance from the sun for these inner planets to complete...
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Sky Watching
Middle schoolers examine telescopes and understand how they have helped us better understand the sky. In this astronomy lesson students complete a worksheet and a lab activity.
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Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Students examine eclipses. For this eclipse lesson, students investigate solar and lunar eclipses. Students complete a WebQuest and write a descriptive summary of eclipses. Lesson references a WebQuest, but does not include a link.
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Cnidarians
In this cnidarians worksheet, students will read 4 descriptions and identify each as either the polyp or medusa form of cnidarian. Then students will complete 3 short answer questions about the characteristics of cnidarians. Finally,...
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Weather Report
Students prepare a weather script for a broadcast. In this weather broadcasting instructional activity, student record the present temperature, high temperature, a sky watch, and the current moon phase to be presented in a school...
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Sunrise/Sunset
Students apply data from a weather-related website to predict patterns in the sunrise and sunset.
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The Vocabulary of Space
Students build their knowledge and understanding of vocabulary related to space. In this space lesson, students discuss four categories of words and phrases related to space.
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Retrograde Motion
Students study the motions of the heavenly bodies. In this space lesson students use models to show a variety of schemes explaining the motions.
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Energy Defined
Fourth graders complete activities to study the sources of energy and forms. In this energy lesson, 4th graders discuss the origin of energy and define it. Students participate in several experiments to further study energy including a...
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Cosmic Wheels
Students build a scale model of the Solar System and determine the time other planets take to travel around the Sun in comparison to the time of the Earth's revolution. The velocity of the planets are also determined in this...