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Yeast On The Rise
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth
Look closely at a piece of sandwich bread, and you can see a honeycomb texture in it where bubbles formed and burst. Pita bread...
Last updated: 11/12/09

Automated Weather Observing Site Map
Resource Type: Teacher Resource/Reference
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth
This is a great site for quickly finding weather forecasts for anywhere in the United States. Once into the forecast there are links to...
Last updated: 11/04/09

Bread Bag Nightmares
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
Ever wonder exactly what mold is? And how did it get there? And why sometimes it’s green and other times black or white? Did...
Last updated: 11/04/09

Can Microbes Tell the Difference?
Resource Type: Teacher Resource/Reference
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
The purpose of this site is to compare the energy content of various sweeteners by measuring yeastÕs production of carbon dioxide when using sweeteners...
Last updated: 11/04/09

Creepy Critters
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
Creepy Critters are discovered on a new planet. Your task is to develop a classification system and compare these alien Creepy Critters to organisms...
Last updated: 11/04/09

Madison Planetarium
Resource Type: Student Site
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
If you live in Wisconsin and want to take your students on a great field trip, the Madison Memorial Planetarium would be a great...
Last updated: 11/04/09

Nature's Trash Compactors
Resource Type: Teacher Resource/Reference
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
This site's purpose is to observe microorganisms and macroorganisms that contribute to decomposition and determine factors important in decomposition.
Last updated: 11/04/09

Earthquakes for Kids
Resource Type: Student Site
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Eighth
This site contains earthquake pictures, facts, science fair projects, animations, the history of earthquakes and a lot more.
Last updated: 10/26/09

Invertebrate Critter Cards
Resource Type: Lesson Plan
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth
Students will explore how animals are classified and the characteristics and common representatives of five major invertebrate phyla: cnidarians, annelids, arthropods, molluscs, and echinoderms.
Last updated: 10/26/09

Mealworms in the Spotlight
Resource Type: Teacher Resource/Reference
Subject Areas: Science
Appropriate for Grades: Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
Students will learn what basic things a mealworm needs to live, identify a mealworm's source of water, and based on observations, students will determine...
Last updated: 10/26/09

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