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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How does ice cream freeze and why does it melt?” In this activity, students make ice cream which is a fun but messy event. While making the ice cream, they can observe a phase change of a liquid freezi...
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How is sound produced and can you make an instrument that produces sound?” Make sample maracas for the students to try and then provide real maracas of different shapes and sizes for students to play w...
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The guiding question for this activity is,”What causes the pinwheel to spin?” In this activity, students decorate and put together pinwheels and will learn that pinwheels are designed to capture moving air and when the wind blows into the pinwhee...
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The guiding question for this activity is,“How can air be used to move something?” Large air cannons can be made or purchased for students to experiment with while waiting to create ones of their own. An explanation of the science behind the acti...
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The guiding question for this activity is,“How does energy cook food?” Students use heat lamps to cook their s’mores. The science behind the activity provides more detail on heat and how energy is transferred from one object to another because ...
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How do vibrations cause sound and how can you change the pitch of the sound?" Sound is a wave produced by vibrating air. Students will make a bug buzzer and discover that changing the speed at which you ...
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The guiding question in this activity is,“How do fossils form?” Fossils are remains and traces of plants and animals that lived long ago. In this activity, a sandbox is set up for students to dig for dinosaur “fossils” to create a cast “fos...
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How do magnets interact with other objects and how can magnetism make iron filings move?” In this activity, students use iron fillings to explore magnetism as a pulling force. In addition to force, stud...
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How can density be used to separate fluids and what happens when fluids of different densities are mixed together?” In this activity, students make lava lamps using baby bottles as test tubes and add a ...
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How does a parachute work and what design will make the parachute slow down the most?” The goal of this activity is to encourage creative thinking and engage students in the engineering cycle. Give stud...
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“What are the parts of a flower and what are the parts of a seed?” In this activity, students dissect cut flowers and lima beans that have been soaked in water. Students will also learn about pollen and ...
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The guiding question in this activity is,“How can you design a roller coaster track that keeps the marble moving from beginning to end, without it falling off?” In this activity, students design a roller coaster using insulation tubing. They will...
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“What is static electricity and what causes static electricity?” A number of activities are used to explore static electricity so a large room with multiple tables is needed. Students will also learn abo...
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The guiding question for this activity is,“How can you design a straw rocket to go the farthest distance?” Encourage students to use the engineering cycle to design, test, and then improve their rocket. A detailed science behind the activity is ...
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The guiding questions for this activity are,”How does surface tension affect movement in liquids and how many drops of water can a penny hold before the water slides off?” In this activity, students experiment with water striders and placing wate...