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On this page...Science Downloads:
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Investigation & Experimentation
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Science Investigation Checklists and Worksheets
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Experiments
Science Curriculum
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Misc. Programs
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Elementary Globe Science Curriculum (K-4th)
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Comic Book Science (Physics) Textbooks
Identification/Classification Keys and Units
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Biological Sciences
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Cytology (Study of Cells)
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Ecology (Organism w/in their Environment - Habitats)
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Botany (Study of Plants)
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Entomology (Study of Insects)
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Arachnology (Study of Spiders/Scorpions)
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Herpitology (Study of Amphibians/Reptiles)
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Ichthylogy (Study of Fish)
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Invertebrate Zoology (Animals without a Backbone)
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Ornithology (Study of Birds)
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Mammalogy (Study of Mammals)
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The Human Body
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Unit Studies
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Individual Worksheets
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Activity Units
Physical Sciences
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Physics (Matter, Energy, Motion Force)
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Earth Sciences
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Chemistry
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Astronomy
Endangered / Threatened Species (All Living Things)
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Science Investigation Checklists and Worksheets
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Investigation Worksheet
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Science Lab Worksheet
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Scientific Drawing Worksheet |
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Science Experiment Checklist (Advanced) |
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Investigation Planning Sheets
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Fun with a Magnifying Glass
(7 pages)
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Experiments
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11 Experiments on Energy Conservation
Level: 3rd-8th
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Learn about coal, natural gas, insulation, heating & air conditioning and much more!
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8 Experiments on Alternative Energy Sources
Level: 5th-8th
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Learn about the sources of tomorrow's energy: solar, wind, ocean thermal, tidal energy, coal conversion, and more!
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12 Experiments with an Environmental Theme
Level: 4th-9th
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Learn about pollution! Measure it where you live, find out how pollution affects you as well as how the earth was created to combat pollution and what you can do too!
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5 Experiments on Energy for the Future
Level: 5th-8th
Learn how to do a home energy audit, how natural forces effect your home's energy needs, how to save energy and even build a solar garden!
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10 Experiments inspired by Edison
Level: 5th-8th
-A phonograph
-Relay Coil (Telegraph)
-Movie Pin Hole Camera
-Light Experiments
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5 Useful Science Projects from Edison
Level: 7th-12th
-Build an Electric Pencil
-Build a Telegraph machine
-Build a Lamp
-Build a Radio |
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7 Experiments of Lewis Howard Latimer (A Black Inventor)
Level: 4th-8th
Build a switch, a series circuit, a parallel circuit, a burglar alarm, a 'teaching machine' and an air cooler! |
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8 Nuclear Experiments
Level: 4th-12th
Create an oil-drop model of a splitting atom, a domino model of a chain reaction, observe radioactively with an electroscope, by radiography, a cloud chamber and more!
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101 Science Experiments
(155 pages)
Experiment Categories:
Air, Magnets, Electricity, Water, Heat, Sound, Light, Machines, Chemistry, Plants
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7 Fun Electricity Experiments
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-Simple Circuits
-Dry Cell Battery
-Potato Battery
-Homemade Electro battery
-Energy Detective
-Static Electricity
-Conductivity
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8 Fun Kinetic & Potential Energy Experiments
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-Rube Goldberg Machines
-Homemade Marble Run
- Bucket Spin
-Salad Spinner Art
-Rubber Ban Vehicles
-Flywheel Battery
-Pendulum of Peril
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4 Chemical Energy Experiments
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-Rusty Heat
-Endothermic Reaction
-Geyser
-Hot Ice
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Fun Experiments inspired by Benjamin Franklin
(8 pages)
-Bottle Pipes
-Lemon Battery
-Magnetic Art
-Thermometer |
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Inquiry in Action: Matter
(474 pages)
Level: 2nd-8th
The purpose of Inquiry in Action is to give elementary and middle school teachers a set of physical science activities to help teach the major concepts in the study of matter while helping students develop the abilities and understandings of scientific inquiry.
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Middle School Chemistry Curriculum
(691 pages)
Level: 6th-8th
What happens when solids, liquids, and gases are heated and cooled? Why is one substance more or less dense than another? What causes certain substances to dissolve in water? What happens when a chemical reaction takes place? These questions and many more are explored in Middle School Chemistry, a resource of guided, inquiry-based lesson plans that covers basic chemistry concepts along with the process of scientific investigation.
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Elementary Globe Science Curriculum (K-4th)
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Teacher's Implementation Guide
(17 pages)
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Discoveries at Willow Creek Story Book
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Follow Simon, Anita and Dennis as they join Hannah, a local scientist, in making new discoveries at Willow Creek.
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Discoveries at Willow Creek:
Activity 1
Measure Up |
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Discoveries at Willow Creek:
Activity 2
Magnify That |
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Discoveries at Willow Creek:
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Water Wonders |
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Do You Know That Clouds Have Names
Join Simon, Anita and Dennis as they explore the names of clouds. And what's a Contrail?
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Do You Know That Clouds Have Names? Activity 1
Cloud Fun |
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Do You Know That Clouds Have Names? Activity 2
Cloudscape |
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Do You Know That Clouds Have Names? Activity 3
To Spread or Not to Spread |
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Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds Join Anita, Simon and Dennis and the rest of Ms. Patel's class as they research when the hummingbirds have gone and when they might return. |
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Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds
Activity 1
All Year Long |
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Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds
Activity 2
The Color of the Seasons |
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Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds
Activity 3
Honing In on Hummingbirds |
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All About Earth: Our World on Stage
Join Simon, Anita, Emily and the rest of Ms. Patel's class as they gain an understanding of how the Earth works as a system while preparing their end of the school year play. |
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All About Earth: Our World on Stage
Activity 1
Earth System in a Bottle
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All About Earth: Our World on Stage
Activity 2
Earth System Interaction
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All About Earth: Our World on Stage
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Earth System Play
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The Scoop on Soils Story Book
Join Simon, Anita and Dennis as they follow their dog, Scoop, and find themselves in the middle of an adventure in soil!
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The Scoop on Soils Activity 1
Getting to Know Soils |
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The Scoop on Soils Activity 2
Soil Treasure Hunt |
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The Scoop on Soils Activity 2
We All Need Soil! |
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Comic Book Science (Physics) Textbooks
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Physics
Electric Fair Student Text
(15 pages)
Level: Middle School
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Physics
Electric Fair Teacher's Guide
(51 pages)
Level: Middle School
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Spectra Laser Student Text
Vol 1
(14 pages)
Level: Middle School |
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Spectra Laser Student Text
Vol 2
(18 pages)
Level: Middle School |
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Spectra Laser Teacher's Guide
(32 pages)
Level: Middle School |
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Aquatic Insects
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Woodland Insects
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Tree Identification
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Tree Identification
(41 pages)
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Living Things
(7 pages) |
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Rock Identification
(2 pages) |
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Invertebrate Key
(2 pages) |
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Invertebrate Identification Guide
(22 pages) |
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Things that are Green
(22 pages)
Level: PreK-2nd
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Animal Kingdom Visual Dictionary
(37 pages)
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DK Trees - Identification Guide
(224 pages)
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---Cytology (Study of Cells)---
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Types of Cells Posters
(4 pages)
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Animal Cell - Blank
(1 page)
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Animal Cell Coloring Worksheet
(1 page)
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Plant Cell Coloring Worksheet
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Plant Cell - Blank
(1 page)
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---Ecology (Organisms w/in their Environment - Habitats)---
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Habitats
Mats & Animals
(15 pages)
Level: K-2nd
9 Habitat Mats and 54 Animal Cards
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Searching Sea Habitats Unit
(199 pages)
Level: 2nd-5th
Sea Habitats, Sea Life, Food Webs and more with FUN activities!
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Estuaries Unit
(12 pages)
Levels: 1st-4th
Designed to expose students to the larval forms of many animals found in an estuary.
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Animal Habitat Flannel Board Game Set
(7 pages)
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Animals of the Rainforest
(12 pages)
Level: 3rd-6th
Study who lives in the tree tops, hunters and killers, those in disguise and more!
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---Entomology (Study of Insects)---
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Let's Color Some Insects
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Know your Insects
(24 pages) |
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Research Worksheet: Bees, Wasps, Ants, Butterflies & Moths
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Research Worksheet: Beetles, Flies & Dragonflies
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
(49 pages)
Levels: PreK - 1st
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All About Minibeasts
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Ants!
(6 pages)
Level: 3rd-up
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---Arachnology (Study of Spiders/Scorpions)---
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Life Process of Arachnids Research Worlsheet
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Life Process of Arachnids Research Worksheet
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About Arachnids Worksheet |
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---Herpitology (Study of Amphibians/Reptiles)---
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Research Worksheet: Frogs, Toads, Newts & Salamanders
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Report Helper Research Worksheet
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Amphibians Task Worksheet |
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Life Processes of Reptiles Research Worksheet |
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Research Worksheet: Snakes, Alligators & Crocodiles
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Research Worksheet: Turtles, Tortoises & Lizards
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Life Cycle of a Frog Posters |
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Life Cycle of a Frog Diagram |
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Sea Turtles Coloring Book |
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---Ichthylogy (Study of Fish)---
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Research Worksheet: Carp & Sharks
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Research Worksheet: Perch, Salmon & Trout
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Life Processes of Fish Research Worksheet |
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Research Worksheet: Flatfish & Rays |
---Invertebrate Zoology (Animals without a Backbone)---
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Research Worksheet: Crabs & Shrimp
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Research Worksheet: Wooklice & Lobsters
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Research Worksheet: Crayfish & Water Fleas
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Life Processes of Crustaceans Research Worksheet |
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About Crustaceans Worksheet |
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---Mammalogy (Study of Mammals)---
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Research Worksheet: Horses, Rhinos & Cloven Hoofed Mammals
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Research Worksheet: Marsupials & Egg Laying Mammals
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Life Processes of Mammals Research Worksheet |
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Research Worksheet: Whales, Dolphins, Seals & Sea Lions |
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Research Worksheet: Rodents & Bats |
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Encyclopedias
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DK Human Body Encyclopedia
(124 pages)
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Unit Studies
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Lapbook Unit:
The Human Body
(13 pages)
Level: 1st-3rd
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Atlas of the Human Body
(9 pages)
Level: 3rd-12th
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Human Anatomy Coloring Book
(34 pages) |
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Neuroscience For Kids Coloring Book
(10 pages)
Level: 4th-8th
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Individual Worksheets
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The Heart: Label and Answer
(6 pages)
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Our 5 Senses
'Take A Walk'
Level: PreK-1st
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Our Blood Vessels
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Our Blood Vessels |
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The Inner Ear |
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Label the Parts of a Neuron |
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Make a Skeleton Activity |
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Label the Skeleton |
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What's Your Brain Doing? |
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Label the Parts of the Brain |
Activity Units
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Cardiac Hill
(5 pages)
Level: 5th-up
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Color Me Physics Activity Book
(15 pages)
Level: Elementary
The Color Me Physics Activity Book is a follow up to the popular coloring book. Your kids are guided by Abigail Atom as they help Hydrogen atoms bond, help electrons find protons and even explore a circuit though a fun board game.
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Color Me Physics Activity Book
(16 pages)
Level: Elementary
Color Me Physics is a coloring book that introduces children to physics and some of its most famous characters. The book includes one coloring page and a short description for each of the ten physicists featured. (Physicists covered: Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Franklin, Bouchet, Curie, Einstein, Fermi, Goeppert-Mayer, Feynman)
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---Matter, Energy, Motion Force---
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States of Matter Sorting Cards |
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States of Matter (Use with Sorting Cards) Worksheet |
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Describing Solids, Liquids & Gases Worksheet
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Describing Solids, Liquids & Gases Worksheet 2 |
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States of Matter Classify Worksheet |
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States of Matter Report Helper |
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States of Matter Introduction Worksheet |
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Identify
Solids, Liquids & Gases Worksheet |
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States of Matter Crossword Puzzle |
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Making Things Move: Forces Worksheet
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---Earth Sciences---
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Earth Systems Diagrams
(4 pages)
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Temperature Chart Daily Record Sheet
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The Rock Cycle
(1 page)
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The Rock Cycle Worksheet
(1 page)
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Weather Watch Daily Record Sheet |
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A Study of the Earth Unit Study
(54 Pages)
Level:3rd-8th |
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Physical Descriptions:
Biome Worksheet
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Layers of Soil Worksheet |
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Everything We Have/Use Unit Study
(56 pages)
Level: 1st-5th |
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Everyday Uses of Mineral Unit Study
(56 pages)
Level: 3rd-5th |
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Copper: More than a Metal Unit Study
(16 pages) Level: 3rd-5th |
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Create a Plate Tectonic Globe Craft |
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Create a Volcano Model Paper Craft
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Minerals Textbook Chapter
(20 pages)
Level: High School
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All about Rocks
(24 pages)
Level: 3rd-6th
A review of the basic facts surrounding the 3 rock types.
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Sedimentary Rocks Slide Book
(156 pages)
Level: 3rd-6th
Learn all about the formation of Sedimentary Rocks using this slide book!
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Metamorphic Rocks Slide Book
(22 pages)
Level: 3rd-6th
Learn all about the formation of Metamorphic Rocks using this slide book! |
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---Chemistry---
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Blank Periodic Table of Elements Worksheet
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Periodic Table of Elements
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Atomic Properties of the Elements Table |
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---Astronomy---
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A Detailed Look at Our Solar System
(41 pages)
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8 Phases of the Moon Cards
(2 pages)
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123 Liftoff:
An Educator's Guide w/ Activities
(104 pages)
Level: PreK-2nd
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Create a Mobile Solar System Craft
(5 pages) |
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Moon Munchies Human Exploration
(185 pages)
Level: 2nd-4th |
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Rockets Unit: An Educators Guide w/ Activities
(160 pages)
Level: 3rd-8th |
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Create a Mobile Solar System Craft Instructions
(3 pages)
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Create a Rocket Paper Craft
(10 pages)
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Create a Paper Model of the Sun
(19 pages) |
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Create a Paper Model of the Sun Instructions
(4 pages)
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Winter and Northern Constellations Unit
(13 pages)
Level: 4th - Up
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