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Shodor Education Foundation

Two Variable Function Pump

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Use a function to operate on two variables. Pupils look at operating with complex numbers as a function of two variables. The interactive squares the input and adds a constant to it. Learners visualize the resulting output and its...
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College Board

AP® Computer Science A: Elevens Lab Student Guide

For Students 11th - 12th
Looking for a project to use in an AP® Computer Science class? Engage learners with a simple solitaire game called Elevens. Through these activities, learners break down the task and write the code for a game. Sign in to your College...
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PPT
Curated OER

Science Jeopardy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Make reviewing evolution, cell division, genetics, cell structure, and scientific method more fun! Science Jeopardy allows teams to choose a category for the question they will address. If you complete the entire game, learners will have...
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Curated OER

The Marvels of Mud

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young scientists roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty in this three-day earth science investigation. Following the scientific method, children monitor the growth of algae in pond water samples in order to determine...
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The Science Spot

Independent Investigation Guidelines

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A neatly formatted outline of the steps of the scientific method can be used as a reference sheet for your future science fair participants. For each step, you will find a few guiding questions or points to remember when working on...
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PBS

Light Absorption: Effects of Light | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th
Beat the summer heat by exploring the properties of color. Scientists view a video explaining the relationship between light absorption and energy transfer using variables including intensity, time, and wavelength. A multiple-choice...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Identifying Variables

For Students 9th - 12th
In this variables learning exercise, high schoolers are given seven experiments that they read and identify the independent variable, dependent variable, control group and standardizing variable.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pendulum Lab in 9th Grade Physical Science

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders conduct experiments to determine what affects the rate of a pendulum's swing. Working in small groups, they identify an independent variable to study and create an experiment to test their hypothesis. When tests are...
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Curated OER

Variables and Controls in an Investigation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify variables and controls in a paper airplane investigation. In this scientific method lesson, 7th graders conduct an experiment to determine the variables that affect the flight of paper airplanes. They design an...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

U-Draw Scientific Variables

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
In this scientific variables on-line worksheet, students will be given a statement about a specific experiment. Students will use their mouse to circle the independent variable, underline the dependent variable, and box the controlled...
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Curated OER

Identify the Controls and Variables

For Students 7th - 12th
In this experiment worksheet, students read over examples of different experiments and identify the control group, and independent and dependent variables. This worksheet has 20 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Controls and Variables

For Students 8th - 12th
In this scientific methods learning exercise, students identify the control group, independent variables, and dependent variables in 4 different experiment descriptions.
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Curated OER

Looking At Variables

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars predict and test different variables that would effect sugar cubes dissolving in water. In this dissolving lesson plan, students have 4 petri dishes with 4 different variations of sugar cubes and water. They predict which...
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American Chemical Society

Evaporation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is one in several lessons that explore the relationship between temperature and phase changes of water. After some discussion, elementary physical scientists place wet paper toweling on a hot and a room-temperature water bag...
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American Chemical Society

Mysterious M&M's

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The first in a six-lesson mini unit, all using M&Ms® candies, this physical science activity gets kids to observe a single piece and discover what happens when it is placed in a plate of water. The activity can be used to...
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Captain Planet Foundation

Square Foot Fall Garden

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders learn the basic needs of plants and identify geometric shapes while planting a fall garden. Combining math and science in one lesson, the resource guides kids through starting their class garden as they...
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National Wildlife Federation

Stifling, Oppressive, Sweltering, Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Looking for a hot date? Pick any day in August, statistically the hottest month in the United States. The 15th lesson in the series of 21 instructs pupils to investigate the August 2007 heat wave through NASA data, daily temperature...
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Science 4 Inquiry

Enzymes in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Enzymes play a role in almost every function in the human body. Scholars explore three variables related to the use of enzymes. They observe a catalase reaction, experiment with substrates, and examine reactions rates. 
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Curated OER

Linear Inequalities in One and Two Variables: Rays and Half Planes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Define rays and half planes, including the concepts of boundary lines and prerequisite knowledge of coordinate planes. Given linear inequalities in one and two variables, your class will compare the differences. They will also graph...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Scientific Methods

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Middle school scientists learn the steps of the scientific method by watching this phenomenal film and by singing a karaoke song! They are introduced to making observations and hypotheses, determining variables, data collection, and...
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Workbook
Curated OER

Chapter 1: The Science of Biology

For Students 9th - 12th
Provide young biologists with everything they need to excel in the study of lymphatics, the nervous system, hormones, cellular division, and more! Pupils utilize the workbook, complete with end-of-chapter assessment worksheets, to...
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Curated OER

Who Lives in the Water? Stream Side Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Andree Walker thought of everything when he wrote this resource. It includes a detailed list of materials and background information links for the teacher. In addition, it has procedures, a macroinvertebrate identification key, and tally...
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Curated OER

Olympic Bar Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Olympic bar graph worksheet, students pick a sport from the 2004 Olympic games and find data from the Olympic web page. They graph the scores (times, distance, or speed) and the medals. They answer questions about the variables...
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Curated OER

Generating Hypotheses and Experimental Design 1

For Students 7th - 12th
Here is a thorough exercise in forming hypotheses for scientific investigations. Young scientists consider factors that may be related to the question they would like to address. They think through measurable changes that may result from...

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