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Shoreline Seining and Sampling

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate ecological systems and the cause and effect relationship between humans and the environment by using the prey items of Ospreys.
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Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students perform an experiment to test the quality of the water in a marsh.
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Chemical Leavening Agents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine chemical leavening agents in dough and batters.
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Air Pollution: Visible and Invisible

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work together to complete an experiment on air pollution. They identify visible and invisible forms of pollution. They gather their data in notebooks and analyze their results to end the lesson.
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Respiration Challenge

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils use limited data and their prior knowledge to solve problems focused on various inhibitors of respiration in this lesson on cellular respiration in a molecular level. This lesson includes a student handout and a pre-activity...
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Science Detectives

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the differences between chemical and physical changes. As a class, they are read a scenerio and determine whether it was deliberate act or not. In groups, they observe the changes of an alka-seltzer tablet and...
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Testing Water Quality

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science worksheet, high schoolers test the quality of water taken from a local source and test it in a lab for the ingredients present.
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Acids and Alkalis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine and explain the characteristics of alkalis and acids. With their list of characteristics student groups conduct an investigation into whether various household substances are alkali or acid. Their lab findings are...
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Teaching about Aquatic Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore respiration in a lake ecosystem by experiment and research.
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The Effects of Environment on Plant Growth: Selecting Seeds for Survival on a New Planet

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct experiments to compare seed germination and plant growth rates. They construct a hydroponic plant unit and a lighthouse. They care for the plants for a month and collect data for graphs. They write a report.
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Smog Be Gone

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students begin the lesson by identifying greenhouse gases. In groups, they observe and record the effect of the gases on the atmosphere and the temperature of the Earth. They participate in activities that describe the role of...
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Organs to Go...

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explain the principles of experimental design and reinforce the steps of the scientific method. Each group of students create a "slush" type mixture to store a chicken liver.
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Microbial Spoilers: The Impact of Microorganisms on the Shelf-life of Milk

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are inroduced to a commonly used microbial culturing technique. They explore the role of microorganisms in determining the shelf-life of food products.
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Air Pollution: Visible And Invisible

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe air pollution that is visible and invisible with experimentation. During the experiment the students collect data that needs analysis. The observations are recorded in the lab journal. The data also is represented...
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Geography: Where on Earth Are the Postage Stamp Countries?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research the six European "postage stamp" (small) countries and research interesting facts about them. In groups, they are assigned to one of the six countries of Andorra, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, or...
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Directions on a United States Map

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students generate directions for an imaginary trip. In this map lesson, students review the four main directions and how to use a map legend. Students locate destinations based on directions given by classmates.
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Bridge Cable Corrosion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the corrosion of different materials in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students construct a bridge considering different bridge designs. At the end of the lesson, they play the role of scientists and engineers...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Making a Natural P H Indicator

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site you will find a step by step process for making a natural pH indicator. One of the main materials you need to have on hand is a red cabbage.
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Westminster School: Mixed Indicator Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
A unique upper level lab showing how to take advantage of the different transition points of two indicators to determine the concentrations of two unknowns at once.
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City University of New York

P H and Indicators: Interactive Investigation

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the dye industry is used to introduce pH and how it is measured and calculated.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Make Your Own P H Paper

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this "kitchen chemistry" project about acid/base chemistry, you will measure the acidity or alkalinity of a solution using a logarithmic scale called the pH scale. As you learn about the pH scale, you will have the chance to make your...
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Science Fun for Everyone

Science Fun: Fizzy Fruit and P H Indicator

For Students 2nd - 5th
Make your own ph indicator and mix it with some baking soda and notice a reaction occur.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Red Cabbage Chemistry

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students take advantage of the natural ability of red cabbage juice to perform as a pH indicator to test the pH of seven common household liquids. Then they evaluate the accuracy of the red cabbage indicator, by testing the pH of the...
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: P H and Color Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students see a demonstration of a color change using universal pH indicator and then change the concentrations of an acid and a base using a universal indicator to test the pH of the resulting solutions. Through an animation, they see...

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