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In this 2-page activity, from the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center, students learn how to use laboratory and field equipment (glassware, balances, meters, electrodes, etc.). The purpose of the exercise is "to determine the amount of evapotranspiration in the water budget." This...

This 2-page Every Plant for Itself activity is provided by AgrowKnowldge and focuses on plant survival. The activity is intended to strengthen student's knowledge of the key requirements of plants, demonstrate plant survival, and to explain how herbicides eliminate competition for key resources by...

This activity, from the STEM Action Center - Utah, teaches students about the evolution of Earth. The activity is intended for 3rd through 5th grades and includes the aligning UT SEEd Standard. During the activity, students watch an "... animation about how layers in the earth form and how they can...

This webpage features a wide variety of interactive science teaching activities. Each activity includes subjects and keywords, tools and materials, detailed instructions, and an explanation of the science behind the activity. Occasionally demonstration videos are featured. Sample activities include...

This lesson, presented by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, covers nanotechnology in consumer products. First, the instructor presents an introductory PowerPoint and then "students are given a chance in groups to explore consumer products through an information sheet provided over...

This 4-page activity is provided by the GeoTech Consortium of Western New York: Get the GIST (Geospatial Information Science Technology) Certificate. In this activity users explore three rock types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic). The activity includes a link to the map Exploring New York...

This nine-page activity guide from 3D Molecular Designs shows students how to model the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) process through its first three cycles using foam nucleotides. Students complete a storyboard activity and view diagrams that illustrate how the PCR process works. By completing...

This activity, provided by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), takes students on a virtual field trip that explores issues around the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, such as the path of the oil tanker, impacts of the oil spill, and more. The 12-page document includes a short...

Faraday's Electromagnetic Lab, created by the University of Colorado, allows students to play virtually with a bar magnet and coils to learn about Faraday's law. Students can move a bar magnet near one or two coils to make a light bulb glow and view the magnetic field lines. A meter will show the...

This activity, adapted from the Esri Learn ArcGIS Lesson: Fight Child Poverty with Demographic Analysis, is a practice in combining demographic information, census data, and ArcGIS digital mapping tools. This document contains 39 pages of step-by-step instructions and images as students learn to...