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  • Making a Zoo Poster

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    Making a Zoo Poster

    Students create a poster for a zoo showing an example of each type of organism and its characteristics. Assesses…

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  • Bird or Mammal?

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    Bird or Mammal?

    Students compare two animals whose superficial characteristics are identical. Assesses students' ability to compare and…

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  • Modeling Climates

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    Modeling Climates

    Students create a model for a climate that is influenced by ocean currents, prevailing winds, and/or mountains. Assesses…

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    Earth Science
    Environmental Science
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  • Left Brain Versus Right Brain Activity

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    Left Brain Versus Right Brain Activity

    Read the passage in this science printable to learn about human brain activity. Students will answer comprehension…

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    Brain and Nervous System
    Human Biology
    Biology
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  • Activity: Acid Rain

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    Activity: Acid Rain

    Learn about acid rain through the reading passage, U.S. mapping activity, and research questions in this Earth science…

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    Chemistry
    Earth Science
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  • Activity: Radioactive Dating

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    Activity: Radioactive Dating

    Read the passage in this science printable to learn about the history of radioactive dating and its uses. Students will…

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    Chemistry
    Earth Science
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  • Life Science Across the Curriculum (6-10)

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    Life Science Across the Curriculum (6-10)

    Browse this printables collection of cross-curricular life science activities and worksheets. Students will study…

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    Biology
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  • Activity: Muscles and Movement

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    Activity: Muscles and Movement

    Familiarize students with the scientific names of muscles in the human body through this activity. Students will use an…

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    Reading and Literature
    Musculoskeletal System
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    Jumping Coins

    Students will learn about work versus force by dropping coins on a ruler.

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    Physics
    Force and Motion
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    Do Bean Plants Grow Better in Soil or in Water?

    Pupils compare the growth of bean seeds submerged in water to traditionally potted bean plants in this printable science…

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    Biology
    Plants and Botany
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    Which Materials Insulate Best Against Wind Chill?

    Introduce your pupils to the phenomena of wind chill with this printable science activity. Pupils test the insulation of…

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    Atmosphere and Air
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    What Factors Most Affect Evaporation?

    Improve pupils' knowledge of precipitation with this printable science activity. Pupils test various factors to…

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    Atmosphere and Air
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    Can Water Make a Bottle Rocket Fly Higher?

    Introduce pupils to Newton's third law of motion with this hands-on science activity. Find out if additional rocket…

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    Physics
    Newton's Laws
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    Does Caffeine Increase Heart Rate?

    Introduce your pupils to the properties of caffeine and its effects on the body with this printable science activity.…

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    Human Body and Anatomy
    Science Projects
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  • Classifying Cerealites

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    Classifying Cerealites

    Students create a classification system for types of Cerealites (pieces of cereal). Tests students' understanding of…

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    Animals (Zoology)
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  • How Many Shrimp?

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    How Many Shrimp?

    Students estimate the size of a brine shrimp population. Assesses their understanding of the sampling method, and their…

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    Oceans (Oceanography)
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  • Modeling Plate Boundaries

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    Modeling Plate Boundaries

    Students create a model for each of three types of plate boundaries: transform boundary, divergent boundary, and…

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    Geology
    Plates and Tectonics
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  • Layers of Rock

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    Layers of Rock

    Students create a drawing of rock layers in a cliff by interpreting the notes of a geologist. Makes a great lab to…

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    Geology
    Geologic Formations
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  • Solar System Trading Cards

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    Solar System Trading Cards

    Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate their understanding of…

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    Space and Astronomy
    Solar System
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  • Howard Hughes Sets Speed Record

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    Howard Hughes Sets Speed Record

    Interesting facts and fun activities related to Howard Hughes' speed record.

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    Motion and Energy (Mechanics)
    Acceleration and Velocity
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  • Hand-Me-Down Genes

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    Hand-Me-Down Genes

    Students examine members of their family for specific inherited traits.

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    Cellular Biology
    Genetics and DNA
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  • Build an Insulator

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    Build an Insulator

    Use this lab to teach your students how insulation can help to store heat.

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    Physics
    Motion and Energy (Mechanics)
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  • Activity: River Systems

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    Activity: River Systems

    Read the passage in this Earth science printable to learn about river systems. Then, have students use the diagram to…

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  • Activity: Estimating Winds on the Beaufort Scale

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    Activity: Estimating Winds on the Beaufort Scale

    Give students practice estimating winds on the Beaufort scale. After reading the passage in this printable, students…

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