Activities
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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 construct a spectroscope and use it to observe the spectra of various sources of light.
- 6–8
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 learn about tornadoes and simulate one inside a small bottle.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of the law of reflection by tracing the path that light travels, and designing a periscope to demonstrate understanding.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will make their own weather station consisting of actual and simplified versions of real weather equipment.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will analyze different types of soil.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will 'become' water droplets and travel among the different storages of water.
- K–5
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Students will gain an understanding of rock types and their different responses to physical and chemical weathering.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will work in teams and use the approach of biomimicry to build an Adaptation Station that will enhance life for humans living in a specific environment.
- 9–12
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will learn about the upcoming planned missions to Mars from various space companies. They will then design a product that could be used to help astronauts as their bodies face the rigors of space on the long journey to Mars.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will make sound three ways: by blowing across the top of a bottle, tapping a glass, and running a finger around the rim of a glass.
- K–5
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In this activity, students drop rubber balls in order to observe and measure the effects of elasticity. They use graphs to make predictions for further trials.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will test and observe the bouncing properties of different types of balls (softball, basketball, golf ball, playground ball, volleyball, beach ball, ball of paper).
- K–5
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In this activity, students will build a Cartesian diver and discover how compression and changes in density cause the diver to mysteriously move up and down.
- K–5
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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
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will learn about the parts of an insect and their function and then will design and build their ultimate insect.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will observe animals that evoke fear and then map out their role in a food web.
- K–5