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Balloon-Powered Cars

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Balloon-Powered Cars

The guiding question for this activity is,“What design will help your car move the fastest and farthest?” In this activity, students will build b...

Cartesian Divers

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Cartesian Divers

The guiding question for this activity is,“How does a Cartesian diver work?” In this activity, students make Cartesian divers and are challenged t...

Chemical Reactions

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Chemical Reactions

The guiding questions for this activity are,“What is a chemical reaction and how can you tell when a chemical reaction occurs?” In this activity, ...

Hall Rollers

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Hall Rollers

The guiding questions for this activity are,“How is potential energy stored and how is potential energy converted to kinetic energy?” Different si...

Hovercraft

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Hovercraft

The guiding question for this activity is,“How does a hovercraft work? In this activity, students use film canisters to make a hovercraft. A detaile...

Krazy Kaleidoscopes

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Krazy Kaleidoscopes

The guiding question for this activity is,“How is light reflected?” In this activity, students make kaleidoscopes to experiment with light. A scie...

Mighty Lungs

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Mighty Lungs

The guiding question in this activity is,“How do our lungs help us breathe?” In this activity, students use recycled water bottles with a cut ball...

Modeling the Rock Cycle

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Modeling the Rock Cycle

The guiding questions in this activity are,“Are all rocks formed the same way and how does rock change during the rock cycle?” Rocks are constantl...

Owl Pellets

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Owl Pellets

The guiding question in this activity is,“How does energy flow through an ecosystem?” You will need to purchase sterilized owl pellets from a repu...

Paper Airplanes

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Paper Airplanes

The guiding question for this activity is,“How can you design a paper airplane to go the farthest distance?” In this activity, students make pape...

Rainbow Stacking

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Rainbow Stacking

The guiding question in this activity is,“Do all liquids have the same density?” Students use plastic specimen collection tubes that are purchased...

Work It, Circuits!

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Work It, Circuits!

The guiding question in this activity is,“How does a circuit work?” Old Christmas light strands work great for this activity to help students unde...

Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School  (Book Sample)

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Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book Sample)

What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume i...

Let’s Explore Environmental Changes Over Time!

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Let’s Explore Environmental Changes Over Time!

In this lesson, students consider the various types of environmental changes that occur over time and participate in a class investigation of the caus...

Planning Our Outdoor STEM Classroom

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Planning Our Outdoor STEM Classroom

This lesson introduces students to the engineering design process (EDP) as a way to plan and construct an outdoor STEM classroom. Students will use th...

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