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Deluxe |
Title |
Description |
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1 |
Fossils I |
Make plaster impression of a fossil and conduct an experiment to simulate an
animal becoming a fossil. |
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2 |
Fossils II |
Use tools to "excavate" fossils from plaster of Paris. |
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3 |
Paleontology |
Learn about the challenges of paleontology by reconstructing the skeletal
remains found in an owl pellet. |
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4 |
Water: Distillation & Waves |
Add food coloring and salt to water and then remove them by the process of
distillation. |
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5 |
Oceans |
Experiment to study buoyancy of salt water compared to ocean water. Perform
graphing exercises to illustrate relative sizes used in oceanography. |
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6 |
Marine Life |
Hatch brine shrimp and observe their growth and habits. Students test how
the shrimp react in cold/hot water. |
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7 |
Atmosphere: Wind & Air Pressure |
Observe how fast water and soil heat up and cool down and graph the
results. Graphing exercise to illustrate layers in atmosphere. |
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8 |
Air and Its Movement |
Conduct an exercise to observe Bernoulli effect. Build a wind vane, locate
fronts on a map and record 5 day weather log. An experiment is done to show
air pressure. |
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9 |
Moisture in the Air |
Perform various experiments to show humidity, produce a cloud, and watch
condensation. |
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10 |
Pollution: Acid Rain & Smog |
Test pH of pond, rain and distilled water. Use chemicals to simulate a
sunset (sulfur pollution) in a trough of water. Experiment with polarizing
film to learn its properties. |
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11 |
Aviation: Newton's First & Second Law of Motion |
Build gliders to learn to follow instructions and study Newton's laws of
motion |
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12 |
Rockets: Newton's Third Law of Motion |
Launch soda straw rockets with air (wash bottle) to study Newton's 3rd law.
Do research on space topic. |
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13 |
Matter |
Learn measuring techniques by measuring volume & mass of water and learn
that 1 cm3 = 1 ml
(clay in water). Put potassium permanganate in water to see it diffuse.
Learn about periodic table. |
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14 |
Heat Transfer: Kinetic Energy of Atoms |
Build a homemade oil lamp. Melt ice in a test tube using a candle, record
the temperature and graph the results. |
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15 |
Electrochemistry |
Build and test a Volta pile (an early battery) and a potato battery. |
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16 |
The Sun I |
Build a sundial. Learn that we see sun before it clears the horizon due to
refraction. Perform refraction experiment using cup of water. |
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17 |
The Sun II |
Students use iron filings to see magnetic field. Compare size of the sun
with all of the planets and the distance of planets to the sun. |
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18 |
Energy |
Dissolve sodium thiosulfate and reform crystals (end/exothermic reaction).
Students shake (fast/slow) Styrofoam cup with sand and record and graph the
temperature. |
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19 |
Heat I |
Make a convection machine from candle and paper spiral. Use candle and wax
coated splint to show heat is given off near the flame. Heat up metal wire
(red hot) to see radiated heat. Test thermal insulation properties of
materials using ice cube. |
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20 |
Heat II |
Put alcohol in a jar to observe evaporating alcohol makes things cooler. Put
drop of water in foil and heat it up to see foil expand due to water. Use
test tube, stopper, tubing to show hot gas expands. Pop kernel of corn in
test tube. |
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21 |
The Mind: Nervous System |
Students try to write upside down and backwards using a mirror. Test
sensitivity (nerves) of various parts of the body using a toothpick. |
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22 |
The Mind: Optical Illusions |
Use 3-D glasses to view 3-D drawings. View optical illusions to learn how
the mind affects what we see. |
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23 |
The Mind |
Perform memory tests. Experiment with balance under various conditions. |
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24 |
Plant Reproduction I |
View fern spores under discovery scope and try to grow fern. Collect
mushroom spores and try to grow mushrooms. Ignite lycopodium powder which is
a type of spore. |
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25 |
Plant Reproduction II |
View pollen under a microscope. Dissect a flower and plant a flower from
seeds. |
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26 |
Plant Reproduction III |
Use microscope to view root tips. Propagate 3 different plants from
cuttings. |
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27 |
Eggs I |
Learn parts of an egg. Raise tadpoles to learn about their development
firsthand. |
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28 |
Eggs II |
Students measure mass and determine amount of calcium in an ostrich and
chicken egg. |
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29 |
Plants |
Students measure popcorn kernels and determine before/after mass. Study
tree slice to determine age and growth factors. |
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30 |
Animal Tracks |
Students study animal tracks and make a plaster cast of animal track. |
