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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ziplock Chemistry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners investigate various chemical reactions when creating mixtures in ziplock baggies. In this chemistry lesson, students will recognize various chemical reactions and cite evidence. Safety and assessment strategies are included in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Energy in a Cell

For Students 8th - 11th
In this cell energy worksheet, students are given clues about the light capturing process in plants and the energy producing reactions in animals to complete a crossword puzzle.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Beyond Fossil Fuels

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students can benefit from an education on renewable energy.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Carbon Creating Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this carbon worksheet, students follow directions and use marshmallows and toothpicks to made carbon dioxide and glucose molecules. Students do this to see how carbon changes as a result of photosynthesis.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metabolism Test Review

For Students 9th - 10th
In this metabolism test review, students define several terms. Students write balanced chemical equations for aerobic cellular respiration. Students complete several multiple choice questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Your Research Skills-- You Either Know It Or You Don't! 3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this research worksheet, students use Internet searches or a research library to find answers to 15 questions about a variety of subjects.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Water in the Environment

For Students 8th - 10th
In this water in the environment worksheet, students match 10 terms related to water to their definitions. They identify 10 sentences as true or false related to groundwater, layering and landfills. They fill in the blanks for 2...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Miller-Urey Experiment Amino Acids & The Origins of Life on Earth

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study the Miller-Urey Experiment including its history and criticism.  In this origins of life lesson students repeat this experiment to see how it works.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

You Either Know It or You Don't

For Students 6th - 7th
In this research activity worksheet, students research using the Internet or library as their source. Students answer 15 research questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dissolved Oxygen Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate what dissolved oxygen is and why it is important to aquatic life and what factors influence levels of dissolved oxygen in a lake. They study how to use MS Excel to make charts to show trends and correlations.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Illuminating Photosynthesis

For Students 4th - 8th
To understand the process of photosynthesis, follow the hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms as they travel between the air, the plant, and the soil.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Drop's Journey

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about water and the water cycle. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
Other

American Institute of Physics: Proton Transistor Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes a new use for hydrogen ions (protons, of course). Shows that protons are not just old hat.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Nitrogen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the element nitrogen, its gaseous state, atomic structure, and how it combines with hydrogen to form ammonia.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Biology Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes some of the research being done by biologists and things they are discovering, the kinds of topics that might be found in science current events.