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In the fall of 2011, SmartGraphs conducted a randomized experimental trial in 29 Pennsylvania schools. In 14 schools, 17 experimental teachers used SmartGraphs activities with 49 8th and 9th grade Physical Science classes studying the motion of objects (such as position-time and velocity-time graphs). In the other 15 schools, 18 control teachers taught the same topic using the same textbooks, with 42 Physical Science classes. This study sought to answer two research questions.
STEM Activities: Tensile Bubbles
I’m always on the lookout for STEM activities with a WOW factor and today’s engineering project for kids probably tops that list. I mean just look at the bubble below- yes, THAT IS A BUBBLE! And shhhh don’t tell anyone, it’s not too hard to make….
Paying With Their Health
Objectives: Students will be able to: Discern similarities and differences using multiple texts, including Upton Sinclair’s The JungleCompare the conditions of immigrant laborers in the food production industry during two points in time Draft an outline for a novel based on current workplace environments described in the reportDramatize first-hand accounts of the work lives of undocumented immigrantsEvaluate web information on the issue Essential Questions: What are the circumstances under which immigrant laborers work?What are the health effects on immigrant farmworkers in those circumstances?
Virtual Labs
The Virtual Lab is an online simulation of a chemistry lab. It is designed to help students link chemical computations with authentic laboratory chemistry. The lab allows students to select from hundreds of standard reagents (aqueous) and manipulate them in a manner resembling a real lab. More information and offline downloads. Please scroll below to find our collection of pre-written problems, they have been organized by concept and ranked by difficulty.
Can You Copperplate?
MS-PS1-2 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. Clarification Statement: Examples of reactions could include burning sugar or steel wool, fat reacting with sodium hydroxide, and mixing zinc with hydrogen chloride. Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to analysis of the following properties: density, melting point, boiling point, solubility, flammability, and odor. This resource was not designed to build towards this performance expectation, but can be used to build towards it using the suggestions provided below.
Passive Solar Design: Zero-Energy Housing NGSS
Teacher Information Passive solar design is the utilization of the sun's energy, the geographical climate, and the properties of different materials to heat and cool buildings. It includes a variety of methods that use no human-made energy to operate and can reduce the amount of energy needed for heating and cooling by considerable amounts. In years past, indigenous people who lived in harsh desert locations built partially-underground homes that kept them cool during the day and warm at night. They also built adobe homes in cliff-side caves that were chosen because the winter sun warmed them and the summer sun couldn't reach them.
Astronomy and Space K-3 Theme Page at EnchantedLearning.com
Astronomy-Related Rebus Rhymes: Astronomy-Related Rhyme Printouts: Astronomy and Space Jokes: Astronomy-Related Crafts: Astronomy-Related Printables and Quizzes:
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCams - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Welcome! Welcome to the home of the Mount St. Helens VolcanoCams. We have been providing near real-time images of Mount St. Helens since the late 1990s.
Science for Kids
Water is an amazing substance! It can form into a beautiful snowflake in its solid state or evaporate into the air as a gas. Experiment with solids, liquids and gases to learn more about these states of matter. How do objects move? How far can a rubber band stretch? How does energy affect what we can see, hear or feel?
Middle School Chemistry Unit
Skip Navigation Middle School Chemistry big ideas about the very small Lessons Materials Vist the materials page to see exactly which materials you'll need to complete the lessons in Chapter 6.
Lesson Racing Molecules
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