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In this activity, students build a functioning speaker using common household items. The winning speaker is determined by both the volume of sound and...
Book Chapter
In this activity, students design school spirit memorabilia using at least three LEDs, a battery, and a switch. This selection highlights the physics ...
Book Chapter
Lights Out! Zombie Apocalypse Flashlight
In this activity, students use some simple household items to design a working flashlight that can be operated with one hand. This selection highlight...
Book Chapter
In this activity, students read an article about using magnets to influence the behavior of bees, and then consider the physics principles for this �...
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Newton’s Third Law Paper Trampoline
In this activity, students learn about Newton’s third law by testing fabrics and other materials for a trampoline designed to provide the highest po...
Interactive E-book Kids
The Light Explorers Go on a Campout
The Light Explorers Go on a Campout allows learners to take an active role in exploring with characters Liz and Sam as they investigate the anchor phe...
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In this lesson, students learn the distinction between nonrenewable and renewable sources of energy, recognizing that wind energy is one of the primar...
Book Chapter
In this lesson, students make connections between the geography of the United States and the availability of wind resources. They explore the scientif...
Book Chapter
In this lesson, students investigate the economics of wind farms, their environmental impacts, and wind turbine blade design. Students consider the ad...
Book Chapter
This lesson’s activity is the Wind Farm Challenge. In this lesson, each student team creates a proposal for a wind farm designed to convince the loc...
Journal Article
PEEP and the Big Wide World is a public television show and website devoted to engaging preschool-aged children in developmentally appropriate scien...
By Borgna Brunner
Journal Article
The Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines began an on-site preschool shortly after its doors opened in 1970, inspired by the founders’ belief in th...
By Amber Forrest, Jolie Pelds, and Renee Harmon
NSTA Press Book
Wind Energy, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your fifth graders to develop an economical, eco-friendly wind farm? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Seri...
eBook
Wind Energy, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)
What if you could challenge your fifth graders to develop an economical, eco-friendly wind farm? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Seri...