Science Projects, Lesson Plans and Experiments

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Atom Lesson
Students will review what the parts of an atom, learn how to determine how many neutrons, protons and electrons an element have based on the atom number, and determine the number of electrons residing on each orbiting shell.
Submitted by:Henley Chu - Arcadia, California
Chemistry
Our complete thematic unit.
Chemistry Rocket Fun Grades Any
3...2...1...BLASTOFF! Construct cheap, easy and fun rockets!
Submitted by: Lori ashes23@email-removed
Important Household Compounds Grades Upper Elementary & Middle
Keep students interested in chemistry!
Submitted by: Elena Maldonado-Vargas elena22@email-removed, a chemistry teacher at The University of Puerto Rico High School in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This idea was posted in the NEA's Weekly Works4Me Newsletter.
"The Incredibles" Worksheet
Here is the worksheet on "The Incredibles." It came at a time where we just finished learning about states of matter. The day the homework was turned in we had an animated discussion about our answers. MSWord Version & PDF Version
Submitted by: Teddi Banks, 3rd & 4th Grade Science, Rodeph Sholom School tbanks@email-removed
Magnets & Electricity
Our complete thematic unit.
Simple Machines
Our complete thematic unit.
Airplanes Grades Various
Here are a variety of resources for bringing airplanes into your classroom.
A Paper Airplane - Here are the plans for the "Sabertooth" paper airplane. It's easy and fun!
Alex's Free Paper Airplanes - "These paper airplanes are classy designs and will fly and win competitions so make them and fly them." And all of the designs are FREE!
Paper Airplanes - Learn how to build the best paper airplanes in the world.
Light: A Teaching Unit Grades Middle School
This Learning Unit is full of classroom resources designed for middle schoolers who are planning to take the School Lighting Challenge and use the GE Lighting Auditor to evaluate and improve their school's use of energy for lighting.
The pH Factor Grades Elementary & Middle School
Brought to you by Miami Museum of Science - "The pH Factor-- using the technique of Excite, Explore, Explain, Expand, Extend, and Exchange, examining pH factor becomes interesting science -- with a teacher's guide, too!"
Visual Elements
A great site for the Periodic Table!
Search @ Lesson Plan Search to find additional physical science resources.