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Science Museum of Minnesota: Maya Adventure
This museum site brings you lessons having to do with Mayan culture.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: From Windmills to Whirligigs
This folk artist uses the power of the wind to animate his whimsical kinetic sculptures. Check out his decorated yard and try some of the activities inspired by his creations.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Monarchs & Migration
Read all about monarch butterflies and their migrations. Find out what teachers, students, and families across America are saying and doing about monarch butterflies.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Experiment Solving Dissolving
Try this experiment to find out what happens to chalk when vinegar is added to it.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Metamorphosis
A very simple, interactive, and informative explanation of things students can do to learn more about butterflies. Elementary appropriate.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Butterfly Collection
Site full of beautiful butterfly photographs including the emerging of a butterfly. One link also provides detailed information on the life cycle of a butterfly as well as a quiz to complete when finished.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Chocoloate
Learn about chocolate and make connections between people and places.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Dandelion
In this lesson plan learn the basics of dandelions and how the seeds travel. There are links provided to related books and activities.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Tops
In this lesson make a spinning top to explore the concepts of shape, color, spinning, and optical illusions.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Symmetry
In this lesson, explore the basics of symmetry with butterflies by making a balancing butterfly, observe photos of butterflies, and find the butterfly in the strata of the rainforest.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Journey North Cluster
An elementary resource to learn about butterflies and their migration with links to a wide variety of activities.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Habitat
Explore the basics of a few habitats and then create an ecocolumn--a simulated cross-section of a biome such as a rain forest--with your own environment.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Density
An introduction to density, mass, and volume with links to related books and activities.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Tans
In this lesson make a tangram and experiment with it to make new designs and pictures.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Paper Clip
In this lesson make a parachute that will carry a load of paper clips in this revised activity. Links provided for 2 other activities to demonstrate air resistance.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Opaque
In this lesson use objects found around the house or classroom to make sun prints. Link provided for the construction of a light island for classroom use.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Noodle
In this lesson design and build a structure out of spaghetti and mini marshmallows.
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Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Ne Wspaper
See and read this demonstration of papermaking that is suitable for elementary students.
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Lesson Plan: The Heart as a Pump
In this informative site, the students will compare the working of the heart to the actions of a pump. Contains related connecting links.
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Lesson Plan: Go With the Flow
In this effective site, students will name the parts of the heart and trace the flow of blood through the body. Contains related links.
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Lesson Plan: Ins and Outs of Respiration
In this effective site, students will measure their respiratory rate and examine the factors that affect the breathing rate.
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Lesson Plan: Catch Your Breath
In this comprehensive site, students will measure their lung capacity and look at factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.
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Lesson Plan: Lub Dub (Valves)
In this concise site, students investigate the source of the sounds of the heart. Contains related connecting links.
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Lesson Plan: Valves and Pumps
In this interesting site, students see how valves and pumps work together to move blood through the circulatory system. Site contains related links.