Activities
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In this activity, students will examine the behavior of different types of solids when they are dissolved in water and explain those behaviors by examining the properties of the solids.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will create a simple model of Earth as a magnet.
- 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 will use a ramp to launch a ball and strike a target.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use a glass jar, water, milk, and a flashlight to explain why the sky is blue.
- 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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In this activity, students will use shadows to demonstrate that Earth is moving, not the sun.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn how non-native species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn that objects do not always have to be touching to exert a force on each other.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use classroom materials and wind energy to build and power a sailboat.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate the motion of wind-up toys.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will examine the need for seeds to have sunlight in order to grow.
- 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
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In this activity, the teacher will create a large rain maker by pouring water over plastic wrap punched with holes over a foil tin.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will construct a water wheel with household materials that can be used to lift an object.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate different ways to move a ball.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will explore the structures within a leaf where the process of photosynthesis occurs.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will explore light travel and how it is redirected with the use of mirrors.
- K–5