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What's Cooking

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete a solar radiation activity. In this solar radiation lesson, students complete an experiment to learn about solar radiation. Students make solar tea by using the energy of the Sun to brew tea.
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Taster/Non-taster Lab Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine if they are tasters or non-tasters and then replicate the experiment with family and peer group members. They collect data from the experiment to determine which trait is dominant.
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Nobody Really Won

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch a video on "Custer's Last Stand" written with the perspective of the soldier. They listen to the story of "Red Hawk's Last Account" to become aware of the Native American's perspective. In groups, students create their own...
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The Squeeze is On

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils investigate the force of compression and how it acts on structural components through a hands-on group project. They use everyday products such as paper, toothpicks, and tape to construct a structure that will support the weight...
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Sour and Bitter: Acids and Bases

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders distinguish between acids and bases. In this pH activity, 10th graders view a PowerPoint and discuss the characteristics of an acid and a base. They investigate natural substances to determine the pH level of each.
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Real Food in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Use a class garden to teach learners about real food, nutrition, and more.
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Food & Science - How Healthy is Your Diet?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners experiment with various foods to determine fat and starch content. They rub jam, peanut butter, bananas, and other foods in a small circle on a piece of paper, and observe the results. If there is a high fat content in the...
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The History of Maple Syrup

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore the process of harvesting maple syrup. In this science and history lesson plan, students make their own maple syrup and create a picture book that shows the Native American and American pioneer methods of making the syrup.
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I C E ( Ice Cream Experiments) Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students make ice cream. They use the experimental process to improve the ice cream working with variables in the recipes.
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Science Experiments - The Low-down

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover the process thinking about science experiments, and why they are important. They work in small groups using incline planes and a small toy car to design one scientific question that can be answered through...
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Water

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students conduct a series of investigations on the unique properties of water. In this general science lesson, students explain what causes water's surface tension. They explain the different stages in the water cycle.
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Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 
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Acceptance Sampling

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this algebra lesson, students sample food and identify acceptance sampling. They create specific plans to meet specific situations as they sample the food. There are 6 questions.
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Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will investigate the differences in conductivity of materials, design a variety of complete circuits, and observe the differences between the manner in which light is produced in an incandescent light bulb and an LED.
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Maple Syrup

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students comprehend the process of making pure maple syrup. They identify differences between pure syrup and artifical maple syrup. Students are asked what is in the displayed containers. They sample the syrups and try to figure out...
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Chemical Reaction of Carbonate Rocks and Acids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils complete an investigation into the chemical reaction that occurs between carbonate rocks and acids. Working in groups, students design and conduct their investigation. They create a data table detailing their results. Results...
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Frenzied Food: Fantastic Fuel?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners infer the causes of obesity. In this health science lesson, students brainstorm ways improve to their diet. They write personalized journals with goals on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Pbs Teachers: Tongue Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the sense of taste by testing and mapping the taste buds of the human tongue. Locate areas where the tongue senses sour, sweet, salty and bitter tastes.