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Building Big Educator's Guide Mini-Activity Human Arch, Forces
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, PhysicsThis classroom activity where students physically show where the forces are in an arch.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Determination of Boyle's Law through Data Collection
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Gases and Kinetic Theory, Science, ChemistryThis is a lab activity where students observe the relationship between pressure and volume. They use their data to determine the...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Density with carbon dioxide
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Professional Development, Physics, ChemistryThis activity is a demonstration proving that carbon dioxide is more dense than air which leads to a deeper understanding of the...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Sharpie Marker Tie-Die T-Shirts
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Chemistry, Professional DevelopmentThis chemistry lesson uses Sharpie Markers, rubbing alcohol and t-shirts to make a exciting tie-die looking t-shirtContributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Is Air Matter?
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Professional DevelopmentThis activity is a mini-lab where students determine a procedure they might use to prove that air is matter.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Vocabulary Review Bingo
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, PhysicsThis is a vocabulary building game based on matching words with definitions.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Observation of a Candle
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Chemical Reactions & Stoichiometry, ChemistryThis is a lab experiment where students make detailed observations of a candle use them to infer the products of combustion of a...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0The Moon in Motion: Monitoring the Moon's Phases
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Our Solar System, Professional DevelopmentThe activity is an observational lesson in the phases of the moon with an attached calendar and video links.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating Electricity
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Professional DevelopmentThis activity is a group lab activity where students explore beginning electrical circuits.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Observing Cell Division
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life Sciences, ScienceThis is a classroom activity in which students observe and describe cells in stages of division. They share observations about w...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating Neighborhood Wetlands
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Physics, Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..This activity is field investigation where students map a neighborhood wetland and generate various watershed questions. Student...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating Batteries: Building an Electrolytic Cell
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Professional DevelopmentThis activity is an inquiry where students will design an electrolytic cell that produces work in the form of lighting a bulb.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Looking at Minnesota Geology
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Earth & Space ScienceThis activity is used to help students describe various rock types.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Minnehaha Falls: Observing Changes in Nature through Drawing and Writing
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Life Sciences, Earth & Space ScienceThe activity is a field trip to Minnehaha Falls where students will observe and record their findings in a science notebook.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Plant Field Study: Adaptations of Plants for Survival in Different Environments
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Physics, Evolution and AdaptationThis is a field investigation where students observe plants in a school forest setting . Students then compare adaptations of pl...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Water Bottle Rockets- Understanding Energy
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, PhysicsThis lab activity is an exploration of Newton's Three Laws, forces and energy. Students will design, build, launch and analyze r...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Motion - Investigating Motion Graphs
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Professional DevelopmentIn this activity students analyze the motion of a student walking across the room and predict, sketch, and test distance vs. tim...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating the constancy of gravity: Free-fall using a water-filled plastic bottle.
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Physics, Force & MotionIn this physics interactive lecture demonstration, students will investigate the effects of acceleration due to gravity in a num...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Rain Erosion-Does the Rate of Water Effect Erosion?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth's Resources, Instructional Strategies, Professional DevelopmentThis activity is a guided inquiry investigation where students gather data on rate of water falling on erosion. Student will int...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating Soil-Which soil help plants grow?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesThis activity is a guided inquiry investigation where students gather data on which soil is the best for growing plants. Student...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0