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Inclined Plane 1

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, learners follow the provided procedures to create an inclined plane paper model and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Inclined Planes

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this inclined planes worksheet, students find machines at home that screw and record the object and the direction of the screw. Students find 5 machines.
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Static Electricity

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation instructional activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine static electricity and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Build a battery holder

For Students 4th - 8th
In this battery holder instructional activity, learners follow directions on how to use a toilet paper tube, foil, wires, and more to build a battery holder. Students follow 8 sets of directions.
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Simple Circuit

For Students 4th - 6th
In this circuits instructional activity, students follow directions on how to make a light bulb light and answer questions about it. Students answer 1 question about an insulator and 1 about a conductor.
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Conductors and Insulators Experiment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this conductors and insulators experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment that tests which common materials are conductors or insulators.
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Is Electricity Safe?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to examine the safety of electricity and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Levers and Pulleys

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Seventeen pages of material leave you well-prepared to carry out this lesson on levers and pulleys. Photos and diagrams make the instructions clear; resource links provide additional information. The missing aspects of this teacher's...
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Jeopardy - Earth Sciences

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Questions about water, weather, geology, astronomy, and the scientific process make up this Jeopardy game. It is a pretty well-rounded set of slides, although you may want to be aware that a few of the questions are specific to the state...
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May the Force Be With(in) You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the characterization of heroes and their representation of the values and beliefs of the society in which they are created. They first examine the creation of the 'Star Wars' heroes and plots, and then develop their own...
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Gravity: It's GREEEAAATTT!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate effects of gravitational force on planets, discuss the effects of weightlessness on the human body and describe and demonstrate how objects in a state of free fall are accelerated by gravity at an equal rate.
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Horatio's Drive

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students assess the literary quality and elements of Jackson's journey to write a ballad about his automobile adventure.
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Virus and Bacteriophage

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars examine the differences between a virus and a bacteriophage. They explore various websites, identify the parts of a virus and a bacteriophage, and construct a model of a virus or bacteriophage.
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Physical Science: Gravity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the properties of force and gravity and their effects on everyday life. In groups, they test various balls by bouncing them on different surfaces and observe the properties. In another activity, they test marbles and...
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Stargazers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the light spectrum and light waves as well as how the properties of light and color have contributed to important discoveries about properties of the universe. They research the term redshift and the redshift...
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The Stellar Magnitude Scale

For Students 7th - 9th
In this stellar magnitude scale worksheet, learners use a scale showing the magnitude of objects in the sky to answer 5 questions about the brightness of the moon, the planets and stars.
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Fermi Observatory Measures the Lumps in Space

For Students 9th - 11th
In this gamma-ray worksheet, students read about the Fermi Gamma-ray Observatory and how it measures the invisible lumps in space. Students solve 3 problems using an equation to determine the time that gamma-rays travel in space and the...
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It's Still Polaris

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe the changing night sky over the course of an evening and chart the circumpolar stars as they traverse the sky in a progression around Polaris. They infer and discuss the cause of the changing star positions.
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Good Habits

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this good habits worksheet, learners complete the crossword puzzle with the terms about hygiene. Students finish 10 clues for the puzzle.
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Good Habits

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search worksheet, students use the given clues to help them complete the word search about healthy habits and hygiene.
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Good Habits Matching

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this healthy habits worksheet, learners read the  first column and match them to the second column to detail several healthy habits.
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Machines at Home

For Students 5th - 8th
In this simple machines worksheet, students examine methods to reduce friction in simple machines and note 5 of them on the lines provided.
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Scientific Notation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners observe the teacher writing numbers and determine the rules for scientific notation. After explanations, they perform operations on numbers in scientific nation and discuss reasons for using this method of writing numbers and...
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Observational Astronomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research about the characteristics of celestial bodies using a database. In this space science lesson, students collect data such as brightness, apparent color and size by observing the night sky. They share their findings with...