Activities
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In this activity, the teacher will create a large rain maker by pouring water over plastic wrap punched with holes over a foil tin.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will design a procedure for separating five types of recyclable materials based on their physical properties.
- K–5
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In this activity, blindfolded students will use their sense of touch to organize materials according to texture.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use classroom materials and wind energy to build and power a sailboat.
- K–5
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In this activity, students experiment with sand and hair dryers to observe how wind, sand, and barriers interact to form sand dunes.
- K–5
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In this activity, students explore the effects of physical and chemical weathering on various types of rocks.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will explore the relationship between angles of incident and reflected light and use this relationship to design and test their own periscopes in a classroom competition.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate the variety of ways plants can disperse their seeds, or the fruits containing the seeds.
- K–5
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In this activity, students explore how sound waves travel through various materials.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will brainstorm why people live, work, and vacation by the shoreline.
- K–5
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In this activity, students use simple materials to produce and observe cloud formation.
- 6–8
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Students will gain an understanding of the comparative size of the objects in our Solar System and the great distances between them.
- 6–8
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In this activity, teachers will create a mysterious topography using small boxes inside a copy paper box.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will construct a water wheel with household materials that can be used to lift an object.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of the physical characteristics and absorption of types of materials that make up soil.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use a ramp to launch a ball and strike a target.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of performing a controlled experiment and how different variables affect the distance travelled by a stomp rocket.
- K–5
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will assess solar power by comparing its effect on rain (water), sleet (ice), and snow (popsicles).
- K–5