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Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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After learning about the field of epidemiology and what the term “patient zero” means, students will participate in a whole group simulation that shows how quickly infectious diseases can be spread and work as a class to determine patient zero.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will learn how waves, wind, water and glaciers all break rock and soil into smaller particles and move them around.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate how electricity and magnetism are closely related by building and testing their own electromagnets.
- 9–12
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will explore the five senses by performing a variety of activities.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of how different senses affect a human's ability to balance.
- K–5
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Students will investigate the relationship between friction and motion by building a simple hovercraft.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will examine and sketch various trace fossils from an unknown creature and then construct an image of the creature that they believe produced these fossils.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity students will examine fruits and vegetables in order to figure out which ones are really fruits, and what types of fruits they really are.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate how robots work including robotic parts and explain how energy is transferred to make different parts move.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of how a simple hovercraft uses the forces of motion to move.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of the value of using a scale model and the effect of water speed on erosion rate and stream formation.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use a ramp to launch a car and reach a finish line.
- 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 learn that plants and animals have common needs.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will construct a model ear to learn how different materials transmit sound.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will investigate how camouflage can help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn about how human lifestyles cause the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide to be released into the air.
- K–5