Activities
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In this activity, students will test the effectiveness of different parachute designs.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will construct interactive lunar cycle models to illustrate the phases of the Moon in 3 dimensions.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will paint craft spheres to resemble the Earth, moon and sun.
- 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 examine how the Earth's land surface is affected by water in its different forms.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate how a specific group of insects move, referred to in our lesson as the focus insects.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn about the elements in the periodic table and how to interpret the information for each element.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will conduct an investigation to create a bioplastic as an alternative to plastics we typically use as consumers.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will discuss and compare plants, animals, and their surroundings in deserts, oceans/ beaches, and rainforests.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will explore similarities and differences among liquids helps to build foundational ideas of matter and molecular structure.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will practice classifying matter while playing a game.
- K–5
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In this activity, students work in groups to model swarming behaviors, and analyze the behaviors to develop an understanding of how they increase the chances of survival of a species.
- K–5
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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 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 will learn that plants and animals have common needs.
- 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, students will use a variety of materials to attempt to clean up a simulated oil spill.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use a laser pointer and flat mirrors to explore the law of reflection.
- K–5