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- SCIENCE Mini-Lessons
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- If you wish to contribute a SCIENCE lesson plan, please
- upload it to the CEC-WEST file area and then message
- Becky Hamilton.
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- **** SCIENCE Elementary (K-5) ****
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- A. Liquid Crystal Newsletters for K12 Pointer to Lesson Plans
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- CECsci.01 mini-lesson on making a pinhole camera
- CECsci.02 Great mini-lesson/simulation on salmon
- . homing instincts
- CECsci.03 mini-lesson on soil erosion
- CECsci.04 mini-lesson for elementary astronomy
- CECsci.05 mini-lesson for elem. astronomy/
- . constellations
- CECsci.06 mini-lesson on microscope use (elementary)
- CECsci.07 mini-lesson on interplanetary distances
- CECsci.08 mini-lesson on glowing planet chart
- CECsci.09 mini-lesson on simple machines)
- CECsci.10 mini-lesson on orbital paths (astronomy)
- CECsci.11 mini-lesson on limpet identification
- CECsci.12 mini-lesson on mapping constellations
- CECsci.13 mini-lesson on baggy science (chemistry)
- CECsci.14 mini-lesson on bird study
- CECsci.15 mini-lesson on animal life cycles
- CECsci.16 mini-lesson on changes in earth's crust
- CECsci.17 mini-lesson on creative science
- CECsci.18 mini-lesson on changes in earth's crust
- CECsci.19 mini-lesson on studying owl pellets
- CECsci.20 mini-lesson on the big bang theory
- CECsci.21 mini-lesson on blood circulation
- CECsci.22 mini-lesson on wood & pond ecology
- CECsci.23 mini-lesson on dinosaurs/archeology dig
- CECsci.24 mini-lesson: molecular motion in water
- CECsci.25 mini-lesson: sound/sonar/ocean mapping
- CECsci.26 mini-lesson on water pollution
- CECsci.27 mini-lesson on environmental/outdoor ed.
- CECsci.28 mini-lesson on water quality/freshwater
- . and organisms
- CECsci.29 mini-lesson elem. science/dichotomous key
- CECsci.32 Making an animal book on animal covers
- CECsci.33 Senses -Literature based (K)
- CECsci.35 Environment game "Oh Deer" (4-6)
- CECsci.36 Matter: students mix or separate
- . ingredients (5)
- CECsci.38 Designing an ecologically sound city (5)
- CECsci.41 Growing crystals (1-12)
- CECsci.42 Balloon fun to develop questing skills
- . (1-12)
- CECsci.43 Writing, talking, and painting about
- . clouds (4-6)
- CECsci.44 Rocks : Eating metamorphic pancakes (2-8)
- CECsci.45 Migration/Coastal wetlands (2-6)
- CECsci.46 Using whole language and a field trip a
- . study of trees (2-5)
- CECsci.47 Crickets: Animal mapping (4-6)
- CECsci.48 Discover properties of sensational slime
- . (1-4)
- CECsci.49 Fossil imprints with clay (1-2)
- CECsci.50 Experiments using the phases of the moon
- . (4-6)
- CECsci.51 Health evaluation of food groups (3-4)
- CECsci.52 Crystals: "fun" activities about matter
- . (4)
- CECsci.53 Inquiry skills via bubbles (1-6)
- CECsci.56 Layers of Earth (2-6)
- CECsci.57 Creating a book about the environment (3)
- CECsci.58 Endangered species; productive thinking
- . model (4-6)
- CECsci.61 Observing caterpillars to butterflies (K)
- CECsci.62 Categorizing animals (1-3)
- CECsci.63 Create a forest in a jar (K-6)
- CECsci.64 Primary colors with icing (2)
- CECsci.67 Solar system with balloons (2-3)
- CECsci.68 Color mixing; learning scientific
- . experimentation (K-3)
- CECsci.69 Mixtures: test and experiments (3-5)
- CECsci.70 Environmental Fair (1-3)
- CECsci.72 Electricity with brown bag of stuff to
- . explore (1-5)
- CECsci.73 Studying waves, using a slinky (3-5)
- CECsci.76 Bubble-ology - Observing colors (K-3)
- CECsci.78 Nutrition: St. Patrick's Day Snack (1)
- CECsci.80 Using rocks and whole language to made
- . decisions (2-8)
- CECsci.81 Experiments with liquids, gases, and
- . solids (1-3)
- CECsci.84 High and low pressure activities (4-6)
- CECsci.85 Flying objects and metrics with boomerangs
- . (3-12)
- CECsci.86 Environment and garbage (2-3)
- CECsci.87 Solar Energy; using hot boxes (5-6)
- CECsci.95 Solid, liquid and gas water magic (K-4)
- CECsci.99 Substance abuse role playing (5)
- CECsci.100 Bells 'N' Scales - pitch (2-5)
- CECsci.104 Exploring seeds in fruit (1-3)
- CECsci.105 Studying and understanding the features of
- . the moon (1-2)
- CECsci.106 Experiment to collect solar energy (3-8)
- CECsci.107 Health - Salad Party (3-4)
- CECsci.108 Coelenterates, Worms & Arthropods;
- . convening, creating & conventions (K-5)
- CECsci.112 Science review using 'Jeopardy' (3-6)
- CECsci.113 Astronomy; learning constellations (3)
- CECsci.114 Schematic unit on plant systems (2)
- CECsci.116 Space Shuttle lesson (5)
- CECsci.118 Dinosaurs; practice developmental skills
- . with dinosaur lesson (K-2)
- CECsci.119 An introduction to using indicators to
- . determine acids & bases (4-6)
- CECsci.121 Combining Science & Language Arts using
- . "Jack and the Beanstalk" (3)
- CECsci.122 Environmental education : Exploring the
- . playground (4-6)
- CECsci.123 Survival of the Fittest"; Animal Survival
- . game (2-4)
- CECsci.127 Non-Compressibility of Water experiment
- . (4-8)
- CECsci.131 Magnetism; experimenting and investigating
- . with magnets (2-3)
- CECsci.132 "Paper Airplane Science"; introducing and
- . understanding variables in experiments
- . (2-6)
- CECsci.134 Creative study of bones (3-4)
- CECsci.135 'Lettuce Us Be Different', comparing
- . similarities and differences of
- . individuals using lettuce growing
- . activity (2)
- CECsci.136 'Bouncing Ball' activity for
- . introduction of variables (3-8)
- CECsci.137 'Diffusion of Molecules', a discovery
- . activity (3-4)
- CECsci.139 'Simulated Wolf Population Study',
- . activity to discovery conditions which
- . affect wolf pack size (4-6)
- CECsci.141 'Mountain Building', hands-on activity
- . to study soil erosion (4-9)
- CECsci.144 'Needle Through a Balloon', hands-on
- . activity to discover the polymer
- . molecule (4-6)
- CECsci.145 'Molecules and Temperature', activity to
- . understand temperature and molecular
- . movement (1-4)
- CECsci.146 Ecology; activity to study harmful
- . litter to the environment (4-6)
- CECsci.151 'Slippery Substances', hands-on activity
- . to discover how and why we use
- . lubricants (3-4)
- CECsci.153 'Touch 'n' Feel Box', intro to study of
- . living and non-living things using
- . tactile perception (2-4)
- CECsci.154 'Discovering the Earth's Journey Around
- . the Sun', using shadows (5)
- CECsci.155 Ecology - activity to measure
- . individual, family, and community
- . involvement in caring for the earth
- . (2-6)
- CECsci.156 'Backpack Science - Sink or Float',
- . activity that allow students to take
- . experiments home (2)
- CECsci.158 'Animal Round Game', activity to
- . reinforce animal classification (5)
- CECsci.159 'Bark Casts', activity to classify
- . trees, and reinforce observation
- . techniques (2-4)
- CECsci.160 'Inventions, Puppets, and Commercials',
- . encourage problem solving and critical
- . thinking using inventions (3-4)
- CECsci.161 'I'm Warm Now', water conservation
- . activity (3)
- CECsci.162 'Buggy Diner', study of insect control
- . (3-5)
- CECsci.163 Science and Technology Timeline (3-12)
- CECsci.164 'One Color or Two?', hands-on activity
- . to discover prima;ry and secondary
- . colors (2)
- CECsci.165 'Whale Echolocation', hands-on activity
- . (2-4)
- CECsci.166 'Why is the Sea Salty?' (K-3)
- CECsci.168 'Donut Sort', activity on
- . classification, dichotomous key (3-9)
- CECsci.171 Physics - 'Simple Harmonic Motion',
- . understanding SHM with hands-on
- . experiments (4-6)
- CECsci.174 Study of movement using marbles (3-4)
- CECsci.177 Creating Sand Dunes (3-6)
- CECsci.178 Studying the Solar System (5-6)
- CECsci.179 'Eat and Run', simulation activity to
- . mimic occurrences in nature (K-2)
- CECsci.185 'Where Is My Peanut?', activity to
- . increase skills in observation,
- . recording, fact and opinion (2-8)
- CECsci.186 'Looking for Variables', hands-on
- . activity to illustrate importance of
- . controlling variables (4-6)
- CECsci.187 'Potential & Kinetic Energy',
- . understanding the relationship between
- . 'PE' & 'KE' (5-6)
- CECsci.190 'The Water Cycle', creating a water
- . cycle (2-4)
- CECsci.191 'Beans and Baleen', simulation activity
- . for estimating populations (2-8)
- CECsci.192 Schematic Unit on Plant Systems (2)
- CECsci.195 'The History of Flight Timeline' (3-6)
- CECsci.196 'School Yard Park/Ecosystem', (5)
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- **** SCIENCE Intermediate (6-8) ****
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- CECsci.30 A unit on Earth, Sun, Moon and Stars (5)
- CECsci.31 Hands on activity on photosynthesis (6-8)
- CECsci.34 Scenario: Spaceship earth as systems (5-7)
- CECsci.39 Introduce aerodynamics by bubble-ology
- . (4-9)
- CECsci.40 Salmon Homing Instincts: Hands-on activity
- . (4-8)
- CECsci.54 Owl pellets used to teach the food chain
- . (4-12)
- CECsci.55 Food labels to study nutritional value
- . (4-12)
- CECsci.60 Decision making activity on earth & space
- . (7-12)
- CECsci.65 Life in the future, good descriptions
- . (4-12)
- CECsci.66 Cloud formation activity (5-12)
- CECsci.71 Fruits and Vegetables; Reproduction (6-8)
- CECsci.74 Transpiration experiment (5-8)
- CECsci.75 Sunrise/Sunset, collecting data (4-12)
- CECsci.77 Drugs: Role play child of alcoholic (7-12)
- CECsci.79 Environmental unit on Solid Waste (6)
- CECsci.82 Making 3-D plant and animal cells (6-10)
- CECsci.83 Genetics - taster or non-taster (4-12)
- CECsci.96 Polystyrene containers to test heat (3-12)
- CECsci.97 Force, order, equilibrium. Air...What
- . Gives? (3-12)
- CECsci.98 Building a psychrometer (6-9)
- CECsci.101 Drug Prevention; group work/communication
- . skills (6-9)
- CECsci.103 Physics or Chemistry, investigating force,
- . distance and time (8)
- CECsci.109 Tasty Solution; solvent activity with
- . candy (7-9)
- CECsci.110 Biology; Desert plant and animal
- . adaptation (4-12)
- CECsci.111 Hot Air Balloon; making and experimenting
- . with flight (4-12)
- CECsci.115 The Ringer, a successful flying machine
- . (3-12)
- CECsci.117 Importance of trees in the rural area;
- . Planting a Snowfence (5-12)
- CECsci.120 Recycling using junk mail (3-12)
- CECsci.126 Solid Waste Management: "Let's Talk Trash"
- . (5-6)
- CECsci.133 Creating a Visual Model of the Planet
- . Earth; crust, core and usable land
- . surface (3-9)
- CECsci.138 'How Cells Duplicate, Why and Where
- . Something Can Go Wrong', study of DNA
- . (7)
- CECsci.140 'Jello Cells', excellent hands-on
- . activity to study cells membranes &
- . walls (6-9)
- CECsci.142 'In-House Core Sample' activity (8)
- CECsci.143 'Potato Chip Classification', activity
- . to introduce a dichotomous key (5-8)
- CECsci.152 'Flight Platform', study of forces
- . acting upon a plane (6-8)
- CECsci.157 'Excavating Your Recycling Bin as a
- . Fossil Record' (6-12)
- CECsci.167 'Recycling Paper', hands-on activity to
- . actually recycle paper (4-9)
- CECsci.169 'Magic Mirror Box', on-going activity to
- . encourage observation and curiosity
- . (4-12)
- CECsci.170 'Downhill Discoveries', hands-on
- . activity discovering potential and
- . kinetic energy (5-8)
- CECsci.173 'Stories in the Sky', constellation
- . study (5-7)
- CECsci.175 Student 'Role-Plays' to illustrate
- . different science processes (5-8)
- CECsci.176 Using 'Imagery' to Introduce the
- . Endocrine System (5-8)
- CECsci.180 'Bacteria', growing and studying
- . bacteria (6-8)
- CECsci.181 'pH', activity to show how 'pH' affects
- . our lives (6-8)
- CECsci.182 'Protozoans', hands-on activity studying
- . one-celled protozoans (6-8)
- CECsci.183 'Chemical Changes', activities to
- . illustrate different types of chemical
- . changes (6-8)
- CECsci.184 'Weather Forecasting', hands-on activity
- . (6-8)
- CECsci.188 'Measuring Calories', hands-on activity
- . to 'measure' calories (5-8)
- CECsci.193 'Roller Coasters in the Classroom',
- . activity working with potential and
- . kinetic energy (4-8)
- CECsci.194 'Laws of Reflection', student developed
- . (7-9)
- CECsci.197 'Strands Walk', an ecological
- . observation (5-7)
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- **** SCIENCE High School (9-12) ****
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- CECsci.37 Chemistry "magic": resources for
- . demonstration (9-12)
- CECsci.59 Saliva as an active enzyme (10)
- CECsci.88 Parallax experiment with candles (10-12)
- CECsci.89 A human pendulum lab activity (7-12)
- CECsci.90 Magnetic fields activity (8-12)
- CECsci.91 Astronomy: a star party (9-12)
- CECsci.92 Visual model of solutions and concentrates
- . (9-12)
- CECsci.93 Physics: Science Show (9-12)
- CECsci.94 Chemistry activities using molecules
- . (9-12)
- CECsci.102 Physics, introducing universal gas laws
- . (11-12)
- CECsci.124 Learning about 'Probes', Exploration &
- . Application (8-12)
- CECsci.125 Studying 'Newton's Laws', Exploration &
- . Application (9-12)
- CECsci.128 Activity to discover how science is used
- . in 'Business & Industry' (11-12)
- CECsci.129 Activity to discover how to 'Measure the
- . Earth' (9-12)
- CECsci.130 Physics; investigating how "The Drinking
- . Bird" works. (9-12)
- CECsci.147 'Mirror Image Exploration', study of
- . reflected light (9-12)
- CECsci.148 'I'm "Inclined" to See Exploration',
- . studying sphere motion (9-12)
- CECsci.149 'Measuring the Diameter of the Sun'
- . (9-12)
- CECsci.150 'LIFELINE - Bioethics and Humans'
- . (11-12)
- CECsci.172 'Ice Cream In A Bag', changes in matter
- . (8-9)
- CECsci.189 'To Diaper or Not To', environmental
- . impact of diapers (7-12)
- CECsci.198 'Something Fishy', creating the ocean of
- . the future (5-12)
- CECsci.199 'PV = nRT = BANG !', Chemistry & Physics
- . (11-12)
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