Activities
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In this activity, students learn that plants acquire their material for growth chiefly from air and water rather than from soil.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will evaluate water ice balloons to reconstruct recent climate history by sorting different layers of evidence.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will create their own insulating "ice chambers" and then test them against the models made by their classmates.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use shadows to demonstrate that Earth is moving, not the sun.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will produce different chemical reactions with yeast.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of how sound waves travel through different media by building a sound transmission device.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will excavate a box containing several layers of sediment.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will create a simple electromagnet using a nail, a battery, and copper wire.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will observe how ice melts on wood and metal blocks, and they will draw conclusions about how heat conducts through different materials.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will compare two forces of energy on the motion, velocity, and direction of an object.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will participate in a leaf scavenger hunt and assemble a basic leaf collection.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will explore the structures within a leaf where the process of photosynthesis occurs.
- K–5
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In this activity, students use a stream table to model the processes of erosion and streambed formation.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will explore the nature of human hearing by attempting to determine the location of coins dropping at different locations in a room.
- K–5
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In this investigation, students will design three different circuit arrangements with a switch capable of lighting a small light bulb. They will use the results of this investigation to determine the best configuration for wiring holiday lights.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will create a model of a sloped hillside using sand and simulate conditions that can cause a landslide to occur.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of magnetic fields and magnetic forces.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn about thermal energy.
- K–5