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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “How Can We Move Water?” is to explore the idea of work as expending energy to move water, to raise...
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Counting a Culture of Mealworms
In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Beetle Roundup” is to count, sort, and collect data, while observing the change in body form of an...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Exploring Magnifiers” is to introduce the hand lens or magnifier and explore its properties and to...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Attracting Invertebrates” is to plant food source plants and create conducive environments to attr...
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Objects in Motion: Crash Dummy Fun!
In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Crash Dummy Fun!” is to provide experience using models to explore motion and force. Chapters 1 an...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Moving Air” is to experience air’s mass and the force it can exert on objects. Chapters 1 and 2 ...
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Bring on Spring: Planting Peas
In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Planting Peas and Observing Growth” is to notice and participate in the arrival of spring by plant...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Playing With Light” is to explore how light passes through, or is blocked by, transparent, translu...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Make a Kazoo” is to feel vibrations that create sound. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this ...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Measuring Up” is to measure and collect data about precipitation (rain, hail, and snow). Chapters ...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Some Like It Cold” is to learn about the needs of flowering bulbs and to observe seasonal changes ...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Do You Smell What I Smell?” is to experience using our sense of smell and notice the variety in fa...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “Will It Protect Me From the Water?” is to explore the relation between a hat’s structure and fun...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “How High Can You Build With Sand?” is to explore water, sand, the force of water-surface tension t...
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In this chapter, the objective of the activity “A Scientist Visits” is to introduce a scientist (through a classroom visit from a real scientist o...