| Drifting Continents |
This activity is a teacher-led demonstration of continental drift and includes a math worksheet for students involving the calculation of continental drift over time. Students will understand what continental drift is, why it occurs, and how earthquakes occur because of it. |
4 (3-5) |
Colorado (1995):
 Science
S1000375 S100D7F5 S1015D9B
Math
S103C21C S103C27F |
50 minutes |
30 |
US$ 15.00 |
| I'm Not in Range |
In this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service....
... moreIn this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service. Phone communication involves many aspects of science, math and engineering, and this activity conveys to students how these technologies help people to stay better connected. Students use what they learn to understand what communication options might be available for Maya and her parents, Spacewoman Tess and Spaceman Rohan.
...less |
4 (3-5) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S1002447 S100D7F5 S1014E28 S1015D9B
Math
S103C21C |
50 minutes |
30 |
US$ 30.00 |
| The Grid |
The class forms a "Presidential Task Force" for a week, empowered by the president to find answers and make recommendations concerning the future of the national power grid. Task force members conduct...
... moreThe class forms a "Presidential Task Force" for a week, empowered by the president to find answers and make recommendations concerning the future of the national power grid. Task force members conduct daily debriefings with their research team and prepare a report and presentation of their findings for the president, using an actual policy document as a guide. Although this activity is geared towards fifth-grade and older students and Internet research capabilities are required, some portions may be appropriate for younger students.
...less |
6 (5-8) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D7F5 S1022DDF |
100 minutes |
28 |
US$ 0.00 |
| Moving without Wheels |
In a class demonstration, students observe a simple water cycle model to better understand its role in pollutant transport. This activity shows one way in which pollution is affected by the water cycl...
... moreIn a class demonstration, students observe a simple water cycle model to better understand its role in pollutant transport. This activity shows one way in which pollution is affected by the water cycle; it simulates a point source of pollution in a lake and the resulting environmental consequences.
...less |
5 (4-6) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100351E S10069B9 S100D7F5 S100F4B7 S1015D9B |
45 minutes |
28 |
US$ 10.00 |
| Washing Air |
Students observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber to understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution. |
5 (4-6) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D7F5 S100F4B7 S1015D9B
Math
S103C246 |
20 minutes |
28 |
US$ 15.00 |
| Let's Bag It |
Students observe and discuss a vacuum cleaner model of a baghouse to better understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution. |
5 (4-6) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D7F5 S100F4B7 S1015D9B
Math
S103C246 |
20 minutes |
28 |
US$ 5.00 |
| Heat It Up! |
Through a teacher demonstration using water, heat and food coloring, students see how convection moves the energy of the Sun from its core outwards. Students learn about the three different modes of h...
... moreThrough a teacher demonstration using water, heat and food coloring, students see how convection moves the energy of the Sun from its core outwards. Students learn about the three different modes of heat transfer (convection, conduction, radiation) and how they are related to the Sun and life on our planet.
...less |
3 (3-5) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S1002447 S10069B9 S1012041 S1014E28 S1022DDF
Math
S103C242 S103C26D S103C26F |
30 minutes |
28 |
US$ 0.00 |
| What Is Energy? Short Demos |
Three short, hands-on, in-class demos expand students' understand of energy. First, using peanuts and heat, students see how the human body burns food to make energy. Then, students create paper snake...
... moreThree short, hands-on, in-class demos expand students' understand of energy. First, using peanuts and heat, students see how the human body burns food to make energy. Then, students create paper snake mobiles to explore how heat energy can cause motion. Finally, students determine the effect that heat energy from the sun (or a lamp) has on temperature by placing pans of water in different locations.
...less |
4 (3-5) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D7F5 S1022DDF |
45 minutes |
28 |
US$ 3.00 |
| The Path of Electrons |
Students engage in an interactive "hot potato" demonstration to gain an appreciation for the flow of electrons through a circuit. Students role play the different parts of a simple circuit and send small items representing electrons (paper or candy pieces) through the circuit. |
4 (3-5) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S100D7F5 S1022DDF |
10 minutes |
28 |
US$ 0.00 |
| Windmill of Your Mind — Distributed Energy Goes to School |
Students research the feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy (DE) system for their school. They write a proposal (actually, the executive summary of a proposal) to the school prin...
... moreStudents research the feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy (DE) system for their school. They write a proposal (actually, the executive summary of a proposal) to the school principal based on their findings and recommendations. While this activity is geared towards fifth-grade and older students, and Internet research capabilities are required, some portions of this activity may be appropriate for younger students.
...less |
6 (5-8) |
Colorado (1995):
Science
S10069B9 S100D7F5
Math
S103C230 S103C285 |
100 minutes |
28 |
US$ 0.00 |
