| Take Their Word for It! |
Students learn how scientific terms are formed using Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes, and on that basis, learn to make an educated guess about the meaning of a word. Students are introduced to the role played by metaphor in language development. |
5 (4-6) |
Colorado (1995):
 Science
S100D7F5 |
100 minutes |
1 |
US$ 0.00 |
| Taking the Boat to Manaus |
In this activity, the students will apply the concepts they learned regarding mass, volume and density in the previous activities to design a boat. |
5 (5-5) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S1002447 S1012041 |
60 minutes |
3 |
US$ 0.00 |
| A Tasty Experiment |
Students conduct an experiment to determine whether or not the sense of smell is important to being able to recognize foods by taste. They do this by attempting to identify several different foods th...
... moreStudents conduct an experiment to determine whether or not the sense of smell is important to being able to recognize foods by taste. They do this by attempting to identify several different foods that have similar textures. For some of the attempts, the students hold their noses and close their eyes, while for others they only close their eyes. After they have conducted the experiment, they create a bar graph showing the number of correct and incorrect identifications for the two different experimental conditions tested.
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4 (4-7) |
North Carolina (2003):
Math
S1002968 S100FC3D S101019D S1014376
Science
S10283D8 S1028413 S1028415 S102841E S1028421 S10284AF S10284B1 S10284BA S10284BD S10284F7 |
2 hours |
8 |
US$ 3.00 |
| Team Up! |
Students explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. They develop their observing, thinking, writing and teamwork skills by working on a group art project and ...
... moreStudents explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. They develop their observing, thinking, writing and teamwork skills by working on a group art project and reporting about it. They learn about the stages of group formation, group dynamics and team member roles that make for effective teams. In the process, they discover how collective action can foster a sense of community support, which can alleviate personal feelings of stress and tension. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based on physical themes that have broad application to our experience in the world — concepts of rhythm, balance, spin, gravity, levity, inertia, momentum, friction, stress and tension.
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6 (5-7) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D7F5 |
150 minutes |
1 |
US$ 0.00 |
| Tears in Rain |
The goal of this activity is for students to develop visual literacy. They learn how images are manipulated for a powerful effect and how a photograph can make the invisible (pollutants that form acid...
... moreThe goal of this activity is for students to develop visual literacy. They learn how images are manipulated for a powerful effect and how a photograph can make the invisible (pollutants that form acid rain) visible (through the damage they cause). The specific objective is to write a caption for a photograph.
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5 (4-6) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D7F5 |
50 minutes |
1 |
US$ 0.00 |
| Testing Fundamental Loads |
Students will conduct several simple lab activities to learn about the five fundamental load types that can act on structures: tension, compression, shear, bending, and torsion. In this activity, stu...
... moreStudents will conduct several simple lab activities to learn about the five fundamental load types that can act on structures: tension, compression, shear, bending, and torsion. In this activity, students break foam insulation blocks by applying these five fundamental load types (tension, compression, shear, bending and torsion). Students will study carefully each type of fracture pattern (break in the material) and make drawings of the fracture patterns in their notes in order to learn the telltale marks of failure due to each fundamental load type.
...less |
7 (6-8) |
Massachusetts (2001):
Science
S1004F28 S1009558 S100DB96 S1011180 |
100 minutes |
2 |
US$ 1.00 |
| Testing the Caverns - Optional |
This activity provides a fun, activity-based closure to the Asteroid Impact unit. Students build model caverns using paper mache or clay and bury them in a tray of sand. Next, they test the models by...
... moreThis activity provides a fun, activity-based closure to the Asteroid Impact unit. Students build model caverns using paper mache or clay and bury them in a tray of sand. Next, they test the models by dropping balls onto them to simulate an asteroid hitting the earth. By molding paper mache around a balloon to form a dome, or around a small cardboard box to form a rectangular structure, students will be able to build their caverns.
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7 (6-8) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S1000375 S100D7F5 S1012041 S1015D9B |
90 minutes |
|
US$ 0.00 |
| This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land |
In this activity, students will review and evaluate the ways land is covered and used in their local community. They will also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. St...
... moreIn this activity, students will review and evaluate the ways land is covered and used in their local community. They will also consider the environmental effects of the different types of land use. Students will act as community planning engineers to determine where to place a new structure that will have the least affect on the environment.
...less |
4 (3-5) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D2A0 S100D7F5 S1012041
Math
S103C21C S103C242 S103C27F |
45 minutes |
1 |
US$ 1.00 |
| This Landfill Is a Gas! |
In this activity, students work as engineers to build and observe a model landfill. They will understand the process and pitfalls of the use of landfills as a method for the waste disposal. |
4 (3-5) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D2A0 S100D7F5 S1012041 S1015D9B
Math
S103C26D |
90 minutes |
4 |
US$ 5.00 |
| Tightrope Trials |
To learn about the concept of center of mass, students examine how objects balance. They make symmetrical cut-outs of different "creatures" and experiment with how they balance on a tightrope of string. Students see the concept of center of mass at work as the creatures balance. |
6 (5-7) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S1002447 S10069B9 S1012041 S1015D9B
Math
S103C25E S103C272 |
45 minutes |
2 |
US$ 1.00 |
