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8th grade Presidents' Day government laboratories
Scientific Method STEM Density Experiment-Penny Boat Challenge-Distance Learning
Design a boat that will hold as many pennies as possiblewithout sinking using 1 piece of aluminum foil. Great idea to celebrate Presidents Day with some science! Set up as a scientific experiment. Materials, Procedure, Observations, ConclusionsNow available digitally for distance learning! Quick and FUN!This is also part of a Scientific Method Inquiry bundle:Easy Scientific Method Inquiry Experiments Bundle-5 challenges IntroductionLooking for a holiday twist on this activity???Try: Build the M
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Easy Scientific Method & STEM Experiments Bundle- 5 Activities
Measuring Mass of Pennies Practice, Scientific Method, analyzing data
Do you have large jars of pennies? Now you have something to do with them! Celebrate Presidents day with this basic skills unit based around pennies!
In this activity students sort pennies by year and measure their mass. They then compare the masses throughout history and compare the composition of pennies throughout history.
Objectives:
•to practice using a balance
•to determine the mass of a penny
•to see if there is a change in mass of pennies through the decades
Students really get int
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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Tragedy of the Commons Unit
Immerse your students in the exploration of shared resources and environmental stewardship with this Tragedy of the Commons Unit. This low-prep unit invites students to delve into the essential question: "What is the tragedy of the commons?"An indispensable component of any environmental science curriculum, this unit navigates the complex interplay between individual and collective interests in resource management. Students not only grapple with the concept of the tragedy of the commons but also
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Also included in: Land Usage, Environmental Economics and Policy Unit Bundle
Chemistry President's day Invisible Ink Washington History or Science activity
Teach physical and chemical change thru the science of "steganography" in this easy-to-implement yet highly engaging lab. No chemistry experience is required. However, this lab is a great addition to working with your history department to make the Revolutionary War come alive. George Washington used this technique to send coded messages throughout the war. Students will discover that the juice of lemons contains carbon which will enable them to write a secret message in the same manner as the
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Grades:
8th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
Tutorial - Cold War at Home - McCarthyism and the Red Scare
This tutorial is a Student Study Guide on the Cold War at Home: McCarthyism and the Red Scare. It comprises a 13-page Guided Notes Activity Worksheet and a 13-page Teacher’s Answer Key to accompany the Florida Students educational resources tutorial: Cold War at Home: McCarthyism and the Red Scare. The tutorial complies with Florida Benchmark Standards: #SS.912.A.1.3, #SS.912.A.6.8 and #SS.912.A6.10.Benchmark #1: For Florida Benchmark Standard #SS.912.A.1.3, the student will learn to utilize tim
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8th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Bundle of 3 - McCarthyism & The Rosenberg's - Tutorial & 2 PP
Civil Rights Events Project
In this free product students will be creating a group presentation that will be presented the rest of the class in a gallery form. Students would be given a civil rights movement event and create a presentation as a group. Each student would give their presentation to other traveling groups that would be responsible for all events. Civil disobedience, Supreme Court decision, Civil Rights leaders and Legislation are researched. This is a fun group grade in which all students in the group have
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8th - 12th
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U.S. History Science labs Middle and High School
Your students will learn about science the same way Ben Franklin did -by performing incredible experiments. They also will learn how George Washington was able to send secret codes to the patriots. The lessons are designed that either a history or a science teacher can perform in a traditional classroom.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-PS1-2
Crash Course Gov & Politics - Distance Learning
This lesson is designed to be an introduction to Government and politics, which is intentionally interactive. It can easily be used for sub or lab day, or even just along side your introduction to your course. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at: mrsweatherford89@gmail.com!Happy Teaching! -Misty
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6th - 12th
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Growing The Constitution History Lab
Students will have concrete, hands on opportunity to think critically about the foundations of the United States Constitution.Students will grow beans in a bag to represent the 5 European Influences of the U.S. Constitution. Here is the idea behind this activity:Everything begins with an idea. That idea will begin grow and more ideas are added to it. Eventually you have a working thriving concept. The U.S. Constitution is very similar. The Co
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6th - 12th
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LOUISIANA-Governor's Info
Stop the typical governor's introduction lecture as you launch a study of Louisiana's state officials and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about the governor's life and office with this “V.I.G. of Louisiana History” print-and-go biography activity.This single-page worksheet is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Louisiana's governor's background. Over my years of teaching I have known of teachers who have required students to "know"
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6th - 12th
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