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Deluxe |
Title |
Description |
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1 |
Minerals |
Students study mineral collection and use Epsom salt solution to grow
crystals. |
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2 |
Sedimentary Rocks |
Students study sedimentary rock collection, make sedimentary rock (glue,
sediment) and use sediment mixture in a bottle to view layering of sediment. |
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3 |
Igneous Rocks |
Students study igneous rocks, make soda can volcano, melt sulfur to see
crystal formation, Also included -baking brownies to observe how cooling
affects grain size. |
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4 |
Metamorphic Rocks |
Students study metamorphic rocks, mix vinegar and baking soda to learn
"metamorphosis", squeeze clay embedded with washers to simulate
metamorphic
rock formation. |
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5 |
Soil |
Students view soil under magnifying lens, test soil pH (acid/base), measure
time required and amount of water running through soil (clay, sand, loam),
run distilled water through soil and evaporate looking for chemical residue. |
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6 |
Weathering & Erosion |
Students test vinegar/HCl with litmus paper and use acids (vinegar, HCl) to
dissolve limestone. Students place 8 limestone rocks in plastic bottle and
shake to illustrate mechanical weathering. |
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7 |
Diastrophism: The Process of Deformation of the Earth's Crust to form Major
Relief Features |
Students use seismograph to illustrate tremors and learn about the Richter
scale. Make cornstarch goo to simulate the Earth's mantle Make 3-D
representation of topographic map from foam. |
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8 |
Fossils |
Students preserve fly using nail polish and petrify second fly in sand and
water. Build dinosaur kingdom kit |
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9 |
Ground Water |
Students make artesian well in drawer divider, simulate cave formation using
sugar cubes and see effects of hard water in making soap bubbles. |
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10 |
Oceans |
Students measure salt and make salt water. They evaporate water and weigh
remaining salt. Make boat out of aluminum foil. See that egg floats in salt
water, but not fresh water. |
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11 |
Weather: Heat & Temperature |
Students learn how alcohol thermometer works, heat up bimetal wand and make
a cloud in a beaker. |
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12 |
Atoms |
Students place marbles, ,B.B.'s and salt in graduated cylinder to view how
small things fill in empty spaces, mix alcohol and water to show same
thing. Burn flash paper-sublimation. |
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13 |
Elements |
Students burn sugar to make carbon. Perform electrolysis of water to make
hydrogen and oxygen. |
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14 |
Chemical Change |
Students mix hydrochloric acid with marble chips to make carbonic acid,
which is sent through bromothymol blue indicator. Student formulate and test
hypothesis of order in which materials (plastic, paper, metal wood, cloth,
match) will burn. |
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15 |
Mixtures |
Dissolve Styrofoam cup in acetone to teach moral lesson. Students separate 3
mixtures. Use alcohol lamp to sublimate sulfur from mixture. |
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16 |
Science Demonstrations |
Teacher performs 4 demonstrations to teach moral lessons - no student lab. |
