Curated OER
Design and Function of Native Watercraft
Young scholars design clay boats and test their floating ability. They sketch and record each test different boat designs. They compare their designs to those of native Inuit vessels by looking at images and attempting to determine the...
Curated OER
The Importance of Water
Pupils explore the importance of water. They discuss why water is important and students design an experiment that evaluates the water quality and methods of improving water quality. Pupils perform testing and report their findings.
Curated OER
Cracked Marbles
Fourth graders determine how weathering, specifically ice, snow, and freezing water change the Earth's surface and rocks. After completing the investigations, they explain how heating and cooling expand and contract marbles until cracks...
Curated OER
Synthesizing Pigment and Dyeing Cloth
Students create a synthetic dye and oxidize the dye and record the effects.
Curated OER
Physical Difference and Classification
Students use a microscope and observation skills to compare and contrast several physical properties and develop a classification system.
Curated OER
How Dense Are You?
Learners examine how density is a value that describes what type of a material an object is made of regardless of its shape or size.
Curated OER
Frog Dissection Lesson Plans
Check out these lesson plans for both actual and virtual frog dissections.
Curated OER
States of Matter Lessons
Teachers can give their students hands-on ways to explore solids, liquids, and gases with these lesson plans.
Kenan Fellows
The Newton Challenge
Make Newton proud. Scholars apply their understanding of forces and energy to an engineering design challenge. They learn about simple machines, create a presentation on Newton's laws, and develop a balloon-powered car.
Curated OER
GUM: More, Less, or the Same?
Pupils confirm the law of conservation of matter by weighing chewing gum before and after it is chewed.
Curated OER
Roll with the Punches: Depression Era Machinery
Students construct models of simple and complicated machines with Legos. Then they design an experiment using the scientific method. ESE modifications included.
Curated OER
The Kindness Company
Middle schoolers organize themselves into a simulated company complete with applications, interviews and training. They identify a community need they can fulfill related to cooking or sewing and work to make and deliver the designated...
Curated OER
Middle School Home Energy Audit
Seventh graders research the origins of local electrical power and compare costs and methods of generation with other areas of the country or world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Safety in the Life Sciences
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] There can be some very serious safety risks in scientific research. Safety practices must be followed when working with the hazardous materials and organisms. Learn...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Safety in Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Safety symbols and safety rules in science.
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Other
Science Spot: Identifying Unsafe Lab Practices [Pdf]
Students will read a story about the way in which a lab is conducted. They are asked to identify unsafe lab techniques mentioned in the story.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 1.7 Safety in the Life Sciences
Review the safety precautions while performing scientific investigations.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Safety in the Science Lab
Learners, working in groups, write and produce a video on laboratory safety. This can be done as an interdisciplinary activity with the English and/or drama departments.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Safety in the Life Sciences
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The standard safety symbols and practices used in a biology laboratory are covered in this lesson.
Biology Corner
Biology Corner: Identifying Dangerous Lab Practices
This cartoon shows a lab setting with students practicing dangerous lab techniques. Students analyze the picture and answer questions.
Other
Usda: Virtual Labs: Bacteria Sampling (Using Various Disposable Lab Equipments)
In this science simulation, students test milk samples to check for bacterial contamination.
Other
Usda: Virtual Labs: Controlling Water Activity in Food
In this science simulation, students investigate water activity in corn that has been dried using traditional Native American methods in order to learn about the best way to ensure food safety.
Other
Usda: Virtual Labs: Testing and Adjusting P H
In this virtual science lab, students learn how to control the pH level in salsa to prevent the growth of a dangerous bacterium.
Other
Usda: Virtual Labs: Gram Staining
In this science simulation, students learn how use gram staining to test for bacterial contamination in yogurt.