Activities
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of the engineering design process by designing and observing different containers that slow down the process of heat transfer.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use a laser pointer and flat mirrors to explore the law of reflection.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of magnetic fields and magnetic forces.
- K–5
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In this activity, students carefully add drops of liquids to the surface of a penny to help them understand the concept of surface tension.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will use a variety of materials to attempt to clean up a simulated oil spill.
- K–5
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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 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, 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 use a ramp to launch a ball and strike a target.
- K–5
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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.
- K–5
- 6–8
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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 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 build a device that can carry a small ball from the top of a two-meter zip line to the bottom in less than six seconds.
- 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