Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
Grades:
9–12
Level:
2
Students will explore the parts of a sound wave and learn about human reception of sound. Then, they will research and analyze the types of ultrasound before making a claim as to the most beneficial type to human health and well-being.
Students will work in small groups to stack Solo cups vs. Styrofoam cups to see how many of each it takes for the two stacks to be equal. Students will then derive a system of linear equations to model the scenario of the two stacks of cups.
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.
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.
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
Grades:
6–8
Level:
2
In this activity students will create there own unique creatures and then make dichotomous keys that will allow their classmates to identify the creatures.