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Electromagnets

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners improve their science skills by designing an experiment for the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In this science skills activity, students discuss the scientific method and use the given materials to complete an...
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The Mystery of Christa’s Big Bubble

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study effervescence. In this hands-on science lesson, students apply the scientific method as they complete an activity regarding the presence of bubbles in liquids.
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Water and the Water Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils explore the water cycle. In this water lesson, students apply the scientific method in activities that enable them to take note of the properties of water. Pupils record how water acts on different surfaces and share their findings.
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Humidity and Air Saturation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars experiment with air saturation. In this earth science lesson, students first complete an activity which teaches humidity. Then they use the scientific method to create their own experiments to test how long it takes a...
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How Far Will It Roll?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate physics by conducting an experiment.  In this gravity lesson, 3rd graders create a ramp using books and paper which they roll a marble down.  Students utilize the scientific method to predict and record data...
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Chemistry E3 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders perform a series of experiment to investigate heat transfer and phase changes. In this physical science lesson, 9th graders identify and calculate the different subatomic particles. They explain the importance of scientific...
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Scientific Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 12th
In this problem solving worksheet, students will conduct an experiment to answer this question: "How does watching too much television affect us?" Students will form a hypothesis, collect data, analyze their data, and draw a conclusion....
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How Do Cells Reproduce?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine cell division and the process of mitosis.  In this cell reproduction lesson students grow yeast and observe the results, and learn about the career of scientific illustration. 
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Gravity Versus the Mighty Egg

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design, revise and construct a method for protecting an egg from cracking when it is dropped from a height. They work in small groups to develop their protection method and then collect and analyze data as a class when each...
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Socratic Questioning

For Teachers 7th - 12th
If you are new to the technique of Socratic questioning, check out this resource that details the five steps in the Socratic method. The examples of each step are drawn from Brave New World.
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Point of View and Scientific Truth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the mystery of the "destructive force." They explore the concepts of natural phenomena. Students discuss the limited aspects of natural phenomena and the "whole truth" to generate new hypotheses that can be tested.
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Classy

For Teachers 5th
Students explore the classification system in this seven lessons unit. The diversity of life forms and their characteristics are examined using a microscope. Kingdoms, classes, and families are investigated.
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One Square Foot

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify, describe, count, tally, and graph life found in one square foot of land.
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Length

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and explore a variety of ways to measure length. They discuss how to measure large objects using the end-to-end method, and in small groups measure the length of the room using the end-to-end method with a...
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Preparing for the New Haven Public School Science Fair Through Environmental Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover what type of effect that pesticides have on earthworms. They use three different types of pesticide and examine the external and internal effects that each have on earthworms. They maintain earthworms in habitats...
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Quality of Life Investigations: Risk Reductions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars participate in a discussion of recent environmental issues affecting their own community or ones nearby. In groups, they research the role of food additives and the purpose of adding them to foods. They also determine...
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Organizer
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Drops of Water On a Penny

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students learn about surface tension by performing an investigation with drops of clean and soapy water on a penny.
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Kaleidoscope

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore energy by creating a light project in class. In this kaleidoscope lesson, students discuss the properties of light and how mirrors can reflect the energy in different directions. Students view a diagram of light...
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Build Your Own Hovercraft

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students construct a hovercraft following specific procedures. In this technology lesson, students explain the physics principles behind hovercraft. They compare and contrast this machine with the aircraft.
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Health Physics: The Effects of Radiation on Living Things

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A mix of scientific details and background information about the well-known sites of radiation attacks or accidents. This topic may open up details that you may consider as sensitive, and could be upsetting to some pupils. This is a...
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Genes Can Be Moved Between Species

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Biotechnology changes lives every day, but how did it all start? Learn about Cohen and Boyer's technique for recombinant DNA and the founding of this new scientific study. Then, scholars use the online interactive to discover how Hanahan...
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Forced Relationships

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Although it is sometimes difficult to see, one can almost always imagine a relationship between two items. Best of all, a potential relationship could help people create improvements for basic tools. Here, fourth and fifth graders...
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Can You See What I See?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students gain an understanding of the methods used to explore the earth's surface. Students create a time line leading to the first satellite image of the Earth that includes the various methods utilized to observe the earth's surface.
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When Average Is the Way to Go

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students engage in experiences involving the mathematical concept of averages. After watching a video, students explore averaging through a variety of different methods.

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