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In this activity, students will investigate the motion of wind-up toys.
- K–5
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In this lesson, students will work in teams to create a structure that will withstand simulated hurricane force winds
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will learn about the nature of light, make predictions about and assess its ability to pass through various substances.
- K–5
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will identify specific physical traits of adult plants and animals that are passed on to their offspring.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will discuss and compare plants, animals, and their surroundings in deserts, oceans/ beaches, and rainforests.
- 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 explore the effects of physical and chemical weathering on various types of rocks.
- 6–8
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Students will examine wind power and learn to hardness it by creating a wind turbine.
- 9–12
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In this activity, students will create a simple electromagnet using a nail, a battery, and copper wire.
- 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 evaluate different 'before' and 'after' stations to decide if heating and cooling changes are reversible.
- K–5
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 thermal energy.
- 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
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In this activity, students use simple materials to produce and observe cloud formation.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will create their own insulating "ice chambers" and then test them against the models made by their classmates.
- 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
Funded by The Healthineers Fund of the Siemens Foundation
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In this activity, students will help solve a "crime" by attempting to match fingerprints from their classmates to the scene of a (fictional) crime.
- K–5