The Teaching Tank
All Lessons - Curriculum Guide
Lesson Title	Description	Vol.	Page	Physics	Earth  Science	Life  Science	Chem	Math
Acid Strength Experiment	Acids, Bases, pH	1	10				X
Appearing Solid	Acids, Bases, pH	1	12				X
Base Strength Experiment	Acids, Bases, pH	1	14				X
Black and Colors	Chromatography	1	16				X
Blue Magic	Acids, Bases, pH	1	18				X
Bubbles & Surface Tension	Surface Tension	1	20	X			X
Cells and Expanding Crystals	Absorption Polymers	1	22		X	X	X
Centrifugal Motion	Centrifugal Force	1	24	X
Cloudy Breath	Acids, Bases, pH	1	26				X
Color Mixing	Pigments, Color	1	28	X			X
Confusion About Diffusion	Diffusion, Molecule Size	1	32			X	X
Conglomerate Salad	Sedimentary Rock	1	30		X
Convection Currents	Convection/Temperature	1	34	X	X
Density and Solubility	Density, Dissolving	1	36	X			X
Dew Point	Weather, Dew	1	38	X	X			X
Disappearing Solids	Acids, Bases, pH	1	40				X
Do Plants Really Use CO2?	Photosynthesis	1	42			X	X
Estimation	Scientific Process	1	44	X	X	X	X	X
Evaporation and Wind	Change of State	1	46	X	X	X		X
Fertilizer Pollution	Pollution, Fertilizers	1	48	X	X	X	X
Fruity Enzymes	Enzyme, Protein	1	50			X	X
Fun Suds	Catalyst, Decomposition	1	52				X
Heat of Reaction	Scientific Process	1	54	X	X	X	X
Heat, Temperature & Melting Point	Melting Point	1	56	X	X		X	X
Hidden Acid	Acids, Bases, pH	1	58				X
Hidden Gas	Acids, Bases, pH	1	60			X	X
How A Siphon Works	Energy, Gravity	1	62	X	X
Hydroponics / Planting Crystals	Hydroponics, Roots	1	64			X	X	X
Macro-Pond Life	Population Growth	1	66		X	X		X
Magic Raisins	Density, Gas Formation	1	68	X			X	X
Mass and Volume	Density, Mass, Volume	1	70	X				X
Measure Density Experimentally	Density, Mass, Volume	1	72	X	X			X
Mysterious Meniscus	Centrifugal Force	1	74	X			X
Population Study	Random Sampling	1	76	X	X	X	X	X
Reaction Time	Scientific Process	1	78	X	X	X	X	X
Refine Your Observations	Scientific Process	1	80	X	X	X	X	X
Salt and Melting Point	Melting Point	1	82	X	X		X	X
Seed Germination and Growth	Germination	1	84			X		X
Simple Diffusion	Diffusion, Temperature	1	86	X			X
Small Pores and Large Molecules	Diffusion	1	88			X	X
Solar Radiation and Absorption	Radiation, Insolation	1	90	X	X			X
Stalactites and Stalagmites	Dissolved Minerals	1	92		X		X
Sugar Crystals	Crystal Formation	1	94				X
Surface Area and Reaction Time	Scientific Process	1	96	X	X	X	X	X
Thermal Equilibrium	Heat Equilibrium	1	98	X	X	X	X	X
Three Color Experiment	Acids, Bases, pH	1	100				X
Tunnels Beneath the Earth	Ant Community	1	102			X
Volcanic Action	Volcanoes	1	104		X
Water Cycle	Phase Changes	1	106	X	X	X	X
Water, Sugar, and Density	Density, Antifreeze	1	108	X	X	X	X
Blue Sky, Orange Sunset	Diffusion, Refraction	2	8	X	X
Bullboat	Displacement	2	10	X
Color, Light, and Spectrum	Color, Wavelength	2	12	X
Convection Cells	Convection	2	14	X	X
Defying Gravity	Chromatography	2	16				X
Density and the Yellow Submarine	Buoyancy	2	18	X
Displacement Puzzle	Displacement	2	20	X
Floating Fire	Energy	2	22				X
Floating Oil Drops	Density, Specific Gravity	2	24				X
Free Oxygen	Oxygen	2	26			X	X
Fun With Milk	Dissolving, Fats, Protein	2	28				X
Gas Powered Submarine	Displacement	2	30	X
Growing Dough	Yeast, Temperature	2	32			X
Ice Above Water	Density: Water vs. Ice	2	36	X			X
Ice Lift	Freezing Point, Melting	2	34	X			X
Loading Cargo	Floatation, Buoyancy	2	38	X
Magic Tank of "Darkness"	Carbon Dioxide Gas	2	40				X
Mediterranean Sea Mystery	Density Currents	2	42	X	X
Minimum Dough	Yeast, Temperature	2	44			X
Mystery Egg Float	Density, Buoyancy	2	46	X			X
Mystery Matches	Surface Tension	2	48	X			X
Ocean Upwelling	Plankton, Upwelling	2	50		X
Osmosis and Salt	Diffusion, Osmosis	2	52			X		X
Pennies and Graphs	Graphing	2	54	X	X	X	X	X
Racing Raisins	Density, Buoyancy	2	56	X
Rising Heat/Thermal Equilibrium	Temperature, Upwelling	2	58	X	X			X
Rotating Icebergs	Freezing Point, Melting	2	60	X	X
Salt and Water Absorption	Dissolving, Salt	2	62			X	X	X
Salt in Liquids	Absorption	2	64			X	X
Salvaging Sunken Ships	Buoyancy	2	66		X
Saturation Point	Absorption	2	68				X
Sink and Float	Specific Gravity, Fruits	2	70	X	X	X
Sinkers and Floaters	Specific Gravity	2	72	X	X
Soda Can Puzzle	Specific Gravity	2	74	X	X
Solar Heating	Solar, Insolation	2	76		X
Staying Afloat	Density, Salt Water	2	78		X
Submarines	Buoyancy	2	80		X
Tension Breaker	Surface Tension	2	82	X	X
The Color of Leaves	Chlorophyll	2	86			X	X
The Index of Refraction	Refraction, Laser	2	88	X				X
The Plimsoll Line	Water, Flotation	2	84		X
Thermoclines	Temperature, Density	2	90	X	X
Tides	Spring, Neap, Tides	2	92		X
Topographic Investigation	Mapping.	2	94		X			X
Up and Down Coffee Grounds	Buoyancy	2	96		X
Water Mystery	Density, Saturated	2	98	X	X
Water Turbine	Energy, Gravity, Motion	2	100	X
Will Copper Come Out?	Solutions	2	102				X
Yeast and Sugar	Food Preparation	2	104			X		X
Yeast and Temperature	Temperature	2	106			X		X
A Crop of Stones	Glacial Action, Gravity	3	8	X	X
Blue Blocking	Ultra Violet Radiation	3	10	X	X	X
Brine Shrimp & Photosensitivity	Phototropic	3	12			X
Bubbles - The Best Detergent	Molecule Chains	3	14				X
Bubbles - Trial and Error	Molecule & Detergent	3	16				X
Bubbles - Using Controls	Controlling Variables	3	18				X
Buoyancy & Weight Loss	Buoyancy	3	20	X				X
Cosmic Collisions	Meteorites	3	22		X
Density vs. Polarity	Polarity, Density	3	24	X			X
Discovering Convection	Convection	3	26	X	X
Dry Ice Fog	Fog, Condensation	3	28	X	X
Edible Iron	Iron in Food	3	30			X	X
Electrolytes and Conductivity	Ions, Electrolytes	3	32	X			X
Forming Fog	Fog, Condensation	3	34	X	X
Graphing Conductivity	Ions, Electricity	3	36	X			X	X
Graphing Density	Density, Hydrometers	3	38	X			X	X
Iceburgs	Buoyancy	3	40	X	X
Inclinometer	Center of Gravity	3	42	X				X
Investigating Sublimation	State of Matter	3	44	X			X
Magnetic Fields & Magnetism	Magnetism	3	46	X
Measuring Volume	Volume	3	48	X				X
Modeling Molds	Mold	3	50			X
Monsters of the Deep	Convection, Density	3	52	X
Moving Pepper	Scientific Modeling	3	54	X			X
Percolating Colors - Detergents	Polarity, Density	3	56	X			X
Percolating Colors - Food Coloring	Polarity, Density	3	58				X
Percolating Colors - Salts	Polarity, Salt	3	60				X
Percolating Colors - Temperature	Kinetic Energy	3	62	X
Plate Tectonics	Continental Drift Theory	3	64		X
Salt Water Pickle	Preserving Food	3	68			X	X
Save the Titanic	Ballast, Flotation	3	70	X
Soil Filtration	Soil Profile	3	72	X	X
Sphere in a Box	Volume	3	74	X				X
Spinning in Water	Newtonian Forces	3	76	X
Storm Surge	Hurricane, Bernoulli	3	78	X	X
Sugar Soda vs. Diet Soda	Density, Buoyancy	3	80	X	X
The Bionic Connection	Ions, Electrolytes	3	82				X
The Sinking of the Titanic	Sink, Float, Reinactment	3	84	X	X
The Water Clock	Siphon, Variables, Time	3	86	X				X
The Water Wheel - Lifting Weights	Work, Energy, Gravity	3	88	X				X
The Water Wheel - Potential Energy	Work, Energy, Gravity	3	90	X				X
The Water Wheel - Problem Solving	Work, Energy, Gravity	3	92	X				X
The Water Wheel - Timer for Eggs	Work, Energy, Gravity	3	94	X				X
Time Release Simulation	Reacion time, Simulation	3	96				X	X
Titanic Sink and Float	Buoyancy & Modeling	3	98	X	X
Turbidity Current	Convection, Turbidity	3	100	X	X
Underwater Volcanic Eruptions	Volcanic Action	3	102		X
Viscosity	Viscosity, Temperature	3	104	X
Wind and Waves	Currents, Wind, Waves	3	106		X
Worming Around	Soil, Worms, Composts	3	108			X