ACTIVITIES+&+LESSONS

__**I. ACTIVITIES AND LESSON PLANS**__ A.
 * ~ To [|Lessons by Subject and Grade Level] ||~ To [|Alphabetical List of Lessons] ||

__**1. HAVE FUN DOING THINGS LIKE MAKING MUSIC VIDEOS**__ media type="youtube" key="48TmnnMZIi0" height="315" width="420" align="center"

__**A. ELEMENTARY:**__

**1) Family Activity Pages (Elementary/Middle School)**

[|CLICK HERE TO PLAY RECYCLE CITY]
 * Energy Hide and Seek (PDF)
 * The Bag Challenge (PDF)
 * Green Humor (PDF)

**//2) CHOICES EXERCISEJ-T "Think to stay in the game//"** []

**3) CLEAN AIR KIDS**

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 * [[image:http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/banner.jpg align="center"]]
 * **[|HOMEPAGE] | [|INFORMATION SHEETS] | [|GAMES & PUZZLES] | [|E-MAIL]** ||
 * Click a link and go to the information sheet... [[image:http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/info.jpg align="right"]] * [|Acid Rain]
 * [|Air Quality]
 * [|Global Warming]
 * [|Ozone Hole]
 * [|Doing Your Bit]
 * [|Glossary]
 * [|Recyling Waste]
 * [|How to make Recycled Paper]
 * [|Games and Puzzles] **For Teachers:** You can also download and print out the paper copy of all the information sheets and use them in class from **[|here]**. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. ||

**4) A National Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) Grades 3-5 STEM Lesson Design**


 * __"//Small Voices Big Choices"//__ //- S////ee middle school framework for possible elementary adaptations//

**(3D Drawing,Contact Angle Measurements, & CO2 Sequestering with Mentos in Edible Aquifers)** media type="scribd" key="61032158" ARG0="key-qibs9lbshgbmpwz1gxm" height="420" width="560" align="center"

**5) //From Pond Scum to Power//** //With concern about the use of petroleum-based fuels at an all-time high, biodiesel is experiencing a popularity surge. And algae—otherwise known, to some, as pond scum—are grabbing headlines as the next potential biodiesel superstar. But how and why do algae make oil? And why do they make so much of it? In this audio slide show, U.C. Berkeley's Kris Niyogi describes the process and its potential.//



** [|Launch Interactive] In this animated primer, learn why algae and other plants make oil, and how algae oil gets converted to**

**5) Elementary Energy Infobook** media type="custom" key="10224309" align="center"

__**B. MIDDLE SCHOOL**__

**//1) PLAY [|POWER UP]//** //As you play, write down the advantages and disadvantages of each type of power plant.// media type="custom" key="10219139" align="center"

Compare alternate power sources [|**Play "Power Up!"**]

**2)Terminology of Science and Matter Crosswords** media type="custom" key="10073391" align="center"
 * Crossword Puzzle

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 * Crossword Answer Key

**3) Terminology of Science and Matter Word Searches** media type="custom" key="10073411" align="center"
 * Word Search

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 * Word Search Answer Key

**4) BUILD MODELS OF GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION, WATER FILTERS, etc** media type="youtube" key="vNGkTtAPe_Q" height="315" width="560" align="center"
 * **GCS DEMO**

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 * **WATER FILTER**

**5) A National Teacher Training Institute Grades 5-8 STEM Lesson Design****__"//Geological Carbon Sequestration"//__****(3D Drawing,Contact Angle Measurements, & CO2 Sequestering with Mentos in Edible Aquifers)** media type="custom" key="10073279" align="center"

**6)The NEED PROJECT:**

[|http://www.need.org/node/68#Intermediate]

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__**C. HIGH SCHOOL**__

**1) The NEED PROJECT: SECONDARY ACTIVITIES:** [|http://www.need.org/node/68/#Secondary]

**2) The NEED PROJECT: CARBON SEQUESTRATION:** []

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[|**http://www.need.org/Curriculum-Guides-Grade**]

**5) Groundwater Project**

**ALL AGES**

__**//1) WATER FILTER pt I& II aka BIO-FILTER EXPERIMENTS//**__
= = =__//**2) Mentos Diet Coke Geyser**//__= Who would have ever guessed that dropping MENTOS® chewy mints into a bottle of soda would produce such a viral reaction? Steve Spangler describes the reaction as "this generation's reaction to vinegar and baking soda." The reaction - a giant eruption of soda - is as mysterious as it is sensational. Although the phenomenon of dropping candy and mints into soda to release the carbonation has been around for years, it was Steve Spangler's Mentos geyser video from 2005 that started the chain reaction of flying soda.
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Materials
You can also get everything you need for the experiment in the Fizz Factor Book Kit
 * A roll or box of Mentos® mints
 * 2-liter bottle of diet soda (diet //or//regular soda will work, but diet soda is not as sticky)
 * Piece of paper (or for a perfect drop every time, check out Steve Spangler's Geyser Tube)
 * [|Experiment]
 * [|Video]
 * [|Reviews]


 * 1) This activity is probably best done outside in the middle of an abandoned field, or better yet, on a huge lawn.
 * 2) Carefully open the bottle of soda. Position the bottle on the ground so that it will not tip over.
 * 3) Unwrap the whole roll of Mentos. The goal is to drop all of the Mentos into the bottle of soda at the same time (which is trickier than it looks). One method for doing this is to roll a piece of paper into a tube just big enough to hold the loose Mentos. You'll want to be able to position the tube directly over the mouth of the bottle so that all of the candies drop into the bottle at the same time.
 * 4) Don't drop them into the bottle just yet! Warn the spectators to stand back. Okay, you're going to drop all of the Mentos into the bottle at the same time and then get truckin' (move out of the way... so long... bye- bye... hasta la vista!)
 * 5) It's just like fireworks on the 4th of July. The spectators erupt, of course, in a chorus of ooohs and ahhhs. Someone yells out, "Do it again" and you do.