Activities
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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 construct a spectroscope and use it to observe the spectra of various sources of light.
- 6–8
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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 that plants and animals have common needs.
- 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 investigate the variety of ways plants can disperse their seeds, or the fruits containing the seeds.
- K–5
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In this activity, students learn that plants acquire their material for growth chiefly from air and water rather than from soil.
- 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
Funded by the Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will examine several foods in different categories (e.g., animal, human and plant food/soil).
- K–5
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In this activity, students work in groups to model swarming behaviors, and analyze the behaviors to develop an understanding of how they increase the chances of survival of a species.
- 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