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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
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 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 conduct an investigation to create a bioplastic as an alternative to plastics we typically use as consumers.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will learn about the importance of balance in an ecosystem.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate factors that influence the temperature of an isolated system and relate this to average kinetic energy and thermodynamic properties.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will use a topographic map of their school grounds to identify geologic features using a printed map.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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Students will learn what causes type I and type II diabetes and investigate what is happening in the body of a person who has diabetes, including the function of the pancreas in insulin production and how insulin allows for glucose to enter cells.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will model the process of heat transfer by convection in Earth's oceans.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will place foods in different environments and observe the rate at which those foods decompose.
- 6–8
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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 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 explore how sound waves travel through various materials.
- 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 assess solar power by comparing its effect on rain (water), sleet (ice), and snow (popsicles).
- K–5