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Curated OER

Teeth and Eating

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore animal diets and teeth. In this animal science lesson plan, students view photos of animals and their teeth. Students identify the type of diet the animal has based on the teeth. Students are introduced to the terms...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Oxidation Numbers

For Students 10th - 12th
In this oxidation numbers worksheet, students compare metals and nonmetals, draw Lewis Dot Diagrams, and determine the oxidation number for the given elements. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 12 fill in the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Planet Structure & Interior

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students compare Jupiter and Earth. In this Earth and space studies lesson, students compare the composition of Earth and Jupiter and analyze how the composition affects the rate at which the planets spin.
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Curated OER

Jupiter's "Monstrous" Magnetosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore Jupiter's magnetosphere. In this Jupiter lesson, students examine a diagram of the magnetic field that surrounds Jupiter.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cracks on the Walls

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars observe the cracks in school walls and pavements. For this geometry lesson, students explore the factors to be considered before building a structure. They complete a graphing and calculation worksheet after the lesson.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Characteristics of the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NASA describes the basic characteristics of our star, the Sun. Includes background reading material and discussion questions. Video length: 1 min. 28 sec.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Sun Sational Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Discover more about the sun when you visit this educational resource. The content of this site includes solar fun facts, experiments, and activities.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: The Sun

For Students 3rd - 5th
Get to know our nearest star with this introduction to the sun. Listen to the information in an audio file. Vocabulary words are linked to a glossary of terms. Features include links to other interesting facts and a printable version of...
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Website
Other

The Virtual Sun

For Students 6th - 8th
This site features a virtual tour of the sun. Expect to learn facts concerning the sun's characteristics, influences, and lifespan with excellent illustrations and multi-media.
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Website
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: The Sun Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistical data, general features, key terms, characteristics, and influences of the sun.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sun Bear (Helarctos Malayanus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Helarctos Malayanus, more commonly known as the Sun Bear.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: What's the Sun's Mood Today?

For Students 3rd - 7th
Find out about characteristics of our solar system's main source of energy, the sun.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: Contemporary Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
This introduction to contemporary drama focuses on the elements or characteristics of drama and the theme of the American Dream. It features the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, which is set in the 1950s.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Reflections of a Star

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This simple lesson allows students to work cooperatively in determining the angular diameter of the Sun.
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Website
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Astronomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore the characteristics of planet Earth, its moons, the sun, the solar system, planets, and the difference between science fact and science fiction.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Solar Music Helioseismology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan demonstrates how to gather knowledge about an object (the Sun) using our sense of hearing. This lesson is designed for grade levels K-3.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mercury and Venus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore Mercury and Venus, the first and second planets nearest the Sun. They learn about the planets' characteristics, including their differences from Earth. Students also learn how engineers are involved in the study of...
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Solar Max 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the solar maximum cycle that occurred in the year 2000. Describes the characteristics of sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections, using video, photographs, news reports, and similar resources.
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Website
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Oceans Light Zones

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the three zones in the ocean which are determined by the amount of light received from the sun. Pictures illustrate the three zones and there is a listing of the animals that live in each zone.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A Scientific Explanation to What Causes Day and Night

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains how the rotation and the axial tilt of the Earth are responsible for the phenomenon of day and night. Provides information about the Sun, the solar system, and the Earth, and how the circumference of the Earth was first measured...
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Handout
Other

Sun Site: General Characteristics of Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains what reptiles are, where they live, what they look like, how they move, how they breathe, what they eat, what their sense organs are, and how they reproduce.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Looking for Life on Mars and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some of the characteristics of Mars. These characteristics lead some people to believe that life forms may be found on the fourth planet from the Sun.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Photovoltaic Efficiency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a series of four lessons, students are introduced to many factors that affect the power output of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. Factors such as the angle of the sun, temperature of the panels, specific circuit characteristics,...
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Though we live on the surface of the Earth, we actually live at the bottom of an ocean of air. Dynamic layers of air interact with the Earth's surface and the Sun's energy to produce the phenomenon of weather. The atmosphere is...

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