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The guiding question of this investigation is, How does adding more batteries or bulbs to a closed circuit affect the brightness of a single bulb within that circuit? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how the addition of more batteries and ...
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Energy Transfer by Electric Currents
The guiding question of this investigation is, How can we make an electric car move faster? In this lesson, students will apply what they know about electric currents, closed circuits, and the transfer of energy to create an electric car. Then figu...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, How does changing the mass of an object that is dropped into water affect the height of the resulting wave and the position of a floating toy boat? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how the mas...
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Characteristics of Sound Waves
The guiding question of this investigation is, How can we use the properties of waves to explain different sounds? Sound waves are created when a disturbance travels through a substance or material from one place to another. In this lesson, student...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, What is the relationship between the location of an object and the location of its image in a mirror? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how to predict where an image of a pencil in a mirror wil...
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Patterns and the Transfer of Information
The guiding question of this investigation is, How can we use an electric circuit to accurately transfer information about the content of a picture? To accomplish the goal In this lesson, students will use what they know about electric currents and...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, How does water move from the roots to the leaves of a plant? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how water moves into, within, and out of a plant while traveling from the roots to its leaves. To a...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, How should we classify the unknown organisms? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how to classify an unknown animal based on the type of food it eats and how the structure of an animal’s skull ...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, What type of environmental conditions do mealworms seek out? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out the types, as well as how mealworms respond to the different types of environmental conditions the...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, Why can we see the roots of trees that grow near rivers or streams? Roots of trees are usually underground. In this lesson, the goal is to figure out why trees that grow near rivers or streams often hav...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, Why do large waves often block the entrance to some harbors in New Zealand? In this lesson, the goal is to figure out how nautical charts can be used to locate different land and water features on Eart...
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This lesson provides a basic introduction to nuclear chemistry and exponential functions. Students learn about the discovery and history of radioactive elements and the scientific and societal implications of these discoveries. They model natural rad...
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In this lesson, students explore the process of nuclear fission from historical, scientific, and environmental perspectives. They focus on how nuclear fission is used in pressurized water reactors (PWRs), the type of nuclear reactors most commonly us...
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Nuclear Fusion: Harnessing the Power of the Stars
In this lesson, students consider nuclear fusion and its potential to meet human energy needs in the future, as well as the substantial technology and engineering challenges associated with creating fusion reactions. They compare and contrast the pro...
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In this lesson, students continue their consideration of nuclear fission and its practical application in power plants by examining the events leading to the 1979 Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear accident and the response. They analyze a multidiscipli...