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Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Weather, Climate & AtmosphereStudents will record the temperature daily, using a bar graph, color coded bars. this monthly bar graph helps students understan...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Will the cup of water overflow when the ice melts?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional DevelopmentThis activity is an in-class experiment where students predict, observe, and summarize what will happen when ice melts in a cup ...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Oil and Water Art Project
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional DevelopmentThis is an art project where oil paints and water is used. Students will have already explored the densities of oil and water.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating Movement of Tops
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional DevelopmentThis is a guided inquiry lesson using tops to teach the students how to raise questions and seek answers by making careful obser...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Relative Dating Using "The Block"
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Earth's ResourcesThis an inqiury based activity where studnets are asked to sequence events that have occurred to a block of wood and justify the...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Introduction to Electricity by creating a light up quiz board
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Instructional StrategiesThis activity is a guided demonstration where students create light up quiz boards to demonstrate electricity vocabulary.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Moon Phases Box
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Our Solar SystemThis activity is an observation opportunity for students to view the phases of the moon and learn that the juxtoposition of the ...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating Soils
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Earth's ResourcesThis guided inquiry is a laboratory investigation on soil textures where students gather and analyze data, compare findings and ...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Physiology Monitoring and Cycles Lab with Report
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Professional Development, Life SciencesThis activity allows students to explore and reflect on circadian rhythms in themselves, influences of their lifestyle on those ...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Going Through A Phase: The Changing Patterns of Our Moons Appearance
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Our Solar System, Professional DevelopmentThis activity is an investigation of the Earths Moon phases and its position in the sky.Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Investigating Soil-Which soil help plants grow?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Instructional Strategies, Earth's 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: 0Rain Erosion-Does the Rate of Water Effect Erosion?
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Instructional StrategiesThis 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 the constancy of gravity: Free-fall using a water-filled plastic bottle.
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Force & Motion, Physics, Professional DevelopmentIn 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: 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: 0Water Bottle Rockets- Understanding Energy
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Physics, Professional DevelopmentThis 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: 0Plant Field Study: Adaptations of Plants for Survival in Different Environments
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Physics, Professional DevelopmentThis 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: 0Minnehaha Falls: Observing Changes in Nature through Drawing and Writing
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Life Sciences, Professional Development, Earth's ResourcesThe 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: 0Looking at Minnesota Geology
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Instructional Strategies, Earth's ResourcesThis activity is used to help students describe various rock types.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: 0Investigating Neighborhood Wetlands
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Physics, Earth & Space Science, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems 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: 0