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Channeling Your Inner Science Teacher: Considering Context and Accuracy
This chapter includes ideas for helping students put information into context (Standard IV) and fact-checking their own and classmates’ articles (St...
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Even though we cannot see it, water vapor is almost always present in the air, regardless of the temperature. This means that water vapor can exist at...
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Separation Lab: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
In this activity, students will separate a mixture of sand, salt, Styrofoam (or Perlite), and iron....
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Probability of Finding an Electron
In this activity, students will use a target to simulate the probability of finding an electron in a certain energy level....
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In this activity, students will simulate the decay of radioactive isotopes by flipping papers and removing face-up papers....
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Rutherford’s Gold Foil Simulation
In this activity, students will simulate Rutherford’s gold foil simulation by rolling a marble (alpha particle) at a series of target marbles (gold ...
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In this activity, students will calculate the mean free path of a simulated gas sample....
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In this activity, students will see if the volume of an ice and water mixture goes up or down when the ice melts....
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In this activity, students will count how many drops of water they can put on the face of a penny with and without dishwashing liquid in the water....
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In this activity, students will estimate the density of cooking oil by comparing it to water...
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In this activity, students will perform paper chromatography on different inks to find the source of the ink....
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In this activity, students learn how to use a single-beam balance to determine the masses of objects. Students use the density of water to determine t...
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Mechanoluminescence: Making Things Light Up
In this activity, students will see how applying a force to a Wint-O-Green Life Saver causes it to light up....
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Intensive and Extensive Properties
In this activity, students will split colored water into different cups and observe the properties...
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In this activity, students will create a substance that does not clearly fall into the categories of solid, liquid, gas, or plasma....