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  • Investigate Activity: Investigating Owl Pellets

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    Investigate Activity: Investigating Owl Pellets

    Students learn about an owl's niche in its ecosystem by studying owl pellets. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and…

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    Animals (Zoology)
    Biology
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  • Explore Activity: Exploring Elements

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    Explore Activity: Exploring Elements

    Students observe and classify different materials. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer key are provided.

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    Periodic Law and Table
    Chemistry
    Science
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  • Explore Activity: Exploring Motion

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    Explore Activity: Exploring Motion

    Students build a pendulum and experiment with its motion. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer key are…

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    Physics
    Motion and Energy (Mechanics)
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  • Experiment Activity: Experimenting with Balloon Rockets

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    Experiment Activity: Experimenting with Balloon Rockets

    Students experiment to determine how far a balloon rocket will travel. Materials list, rubric, worksheets, and answer…

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    Physics
    Motion and Energy (Mechanics)
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  • Investigate Activity: Investigating Force Used to Move Objects

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    Investigate Activity: Investigating Force Used to Move Objects

    Students measure the force needed to move objects of different masses across smooth and rough surfaces. Materials list,…

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    Physics
    Motion and Energy (Mechanics)
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  • Investigate Activity: Investigating Friction

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    Investigate Activity: Investigating Friction

    Students observe and measure the height of a ramp necessary to overcome friction. Materials list, rubric, worksheets,…

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    Physics
    Friction
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  • Experiment Activity: Experimenting with Crystal Formation

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    Experiment Activity: Experimenting with Crystal Formation

    Students experiment to see the effect of the rate of cooling on the size of crystal formation. Materials list, rubric,…

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    Chemistry
    Science
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  • Explore Activity: Making a Model of the Solar System

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    Explore Activity: Making a Model of the Solar System

    Students use posterboard, markers, and scissors to make a model of the solar system. Materials list, rubric, worksheets,…

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    Solar System
    Space and Astronomy
    Science
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  • Communication: Our Senses and Our Brain

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    Communication: Our Senses and Our Brain

    Use a lesson that uses the example of the human eye to explain how our sense organs are connected to the brain. Students…

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    Brain and Nervous System
    Human Biology
    Biology
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  • Pairing Up Chromosomes

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    Pairing Up Chromosomes

    Students will be introduced to chromosome pairs and will create their own pair, using the chromosome they constructed in…

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    Genetics and DNA
    Human Body and Anatomy
    Brain and Nervous System
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  • Butterfly Garden Worksheet

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    Butterfly Garden Worksheet

    Create a butterfly garden in your classroom to teach children about the life cycle of an insect. This hands-on science…

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    Insects
    Ecology
    Animals (Zoology)
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  • Clean Up Australia

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    Clean Up Australia

    Promote civic engagement and environmentalism with this worksheet, perfect for Clean Up Australia Day and Keep Australia…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Environmental Science
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    Stop Junk Mail

    Help students be aware of the amount of junk mail that arrives at their homes, and give them action plans for stopping…

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    Earth Science
    Recycling
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  • Earth and Shadows: The Reasons for Seasons

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    Earth and Shadows: The Reasons for Seasons

    Try a printable science activity that helps students understand the reasons for the seasons by making a model of Earth…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Seasons
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  • Discovering a Planet: How to Tell a Star from a Planet

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    Discovering a Planet: How to Tell a Star from a Planet

    This printable science activity explains how you can tell the difference between a star and a planet when you are…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Solar System
    Science
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  • Scale Models: Modeling the Solar System

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    Scale Models: Modeling the Solar System

    In this printable science activity, students make a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a…

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    Science
    Space and Astronomy
    Solar System
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  • Making Time Lines: Relating Time to Distance

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    Making Time Lines: Relating Time to Distance

    Explore an activity that integrates math and science, as students create a large chart to plot a time line of Earth's…

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    Geology
    Earth Science
    Science
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  • Making Model Fossils

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    Making Model Fossils

    Students learn about fossils and how they are created. They then simulate this process, using plaster to make their own…

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    Earth Science
    Fossils
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  • Learning about Metamorphic Rock

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    Learning about Metamorphic Rock

    In this science activity, students learn how metamorphic rocks are formed, and then make models of the Earth's crust,…

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    Science
    Geology
    Rocks
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  • Glaciers: Ice That Flows

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    Glaciers: Ice That Flows

    In this activity, students learn how glaciers are formed and how they move materials around Earth. They then experiment…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Glaciers
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  • Density: Making a Water Sandwich

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    Density: Making a Water Sandwich

    In this classroom activity, students use liquid solutions to learn about and experiment with density.

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    Science
    Physics
    Density
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  • Earthquake Waves

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    Earthquake Waves

    In this activity, students create model buildings from toothpicks. Using Jell-O, sand, and modeling clay, they then…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Earthquakes
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  • The Magnificent Salmon

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    The Magnificent Salmon

    The salmon's life cycle is one of the most interesting of all Earth's creatures. This story told by Natives of the…

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    Social Studies and History
    Native-American History (American Indians)
    Science
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  • Moon Illusion

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    Moon Illusion

    Learn why the moon appears to grow smaller as it climbs in the sky.

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    Science
    Space and Astronomy
    Moon
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