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The guiding question for this activity is,“How does energy cook food?” Students use heat lamps to cook their s’mores. The science behind the activity provides more detail on heat and how energy is transferred from one…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How do vibrations cause sound and how can you change the pitch of the sound?" Sound is a wave produced by vibrating air. Students will make a bug buzzer and discover that…
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The guiding question in this activity is,“How do fossils form?” Fossils are remains and traces of plants and animals that lived long ago. In this activity, a sandbox is set up for students to dig for dinosaur “fossils”…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How do magnets interact with other objects and how can magnetism make iron filings move?” In this activity, students use iron fillings to explore magnetism as a pulling force…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How can density be used to separate fluids and what happens when fluids of different densities are mixed together?” In this activity, students make lava lamps using baby…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How does a parachute work and what design will make the parachute slow down the most?” The goal of this activity is to encourage creative thinking and engage students in the…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“What are the parts of a flower and what are the parts of a seed?” In this activity, students dissect cut flowers and lima beans that have been soaked in water. Students will…
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The guiding question in this activity is,“How can you design a roller coaster track that keeps the marble moving from beginning to end, without it falling off?” In this activity, students design a roller coaster using…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“What is static electricity and what causes static electricity?” A number of activities are used to explore static electricity so a large room with multiple tables is needed.…
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The guiding question for this activity is,“How can you design a straw rocket to go the farthest distance?” Encourage students to use the engineering cycle to design, test, and then improve their rocket. A detailed…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,”How does surface tension affect movement in liquids and how many drops of water can a penny hold before the water slides off?” In this activity, students experiment with…
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The guiding question for this activity is,“What design will help your car move the fastest and farthest?” In this activity, students will build balloon-powered cars. A number of materials can be used for this…
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The guiding question for this activity is,“How does a Cartesian diver work?” In this activity, students make Cartesian divers and are challenged to make the bubble the right size in the pipette for the diver to work. A…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“What is a chemical reaction and how can you tell when a chemical reaction occurs?” In this activity, students fill balloons with a mixture of water, baking soda, and vinegar…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How is potential energy stored and how is potential energy converted to kinetic energy?” Different size cup lids are used in this activity to help students with the cylinder…
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