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SLIME!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars learn the effects of friction and examine how certain lubricants can only be used with certain materials.
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I'm Not In Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils discover how cell phone service works while participating in a role play activity. They identify its advantages and disadvantages based on service. They examine how engineers use this information to develop better communication...
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Building A Sturdy Car

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students build a sturdy Lego car using a motor and a pulley. They determine how sturdy the car is by dropping it from the height of the teacher's knee.
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Primary Level: Earth Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research the environment prior to brainstorming a list of ways they can help stop Global Warming. Students then design posters to hang throughout the school and choose at least 1 action to implement in their household.
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Paper Structures

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students demonstrate that material strength varies with shape and arrangement.
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Parachutes And Parafoils

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners study deceleration devices like parachutes and parafoils.
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Fahrenheit vs Celsius

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students make a thermometer and write a paragraph about how they did it.
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RESISTANCE IS FUTILE

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore friction and use objects such as coins and marbles to study the concept.
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The Air We Breathe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the cuases of pollution. They investigate different pollutants that exist. Stsudents research technologies developed by engineers to reduce the amounts of air pollution. Upon completion of assigned activities,...
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You've Got to See It to Believe It!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine smog and particulate matter as two major visible air pollutants. They discover how the pollutants formed and how engineers work on visible air pollution. They design an advertisement for a hybrid vehicle.
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The Fog Won't Cloud Your Artist's Eye

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine art that shows some type of weather event. After watching two filmstrips on weather, they create a fog picture of themselves and read about lighting and thunder. They paint pictures in the style of five artists they have...
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The Little Transistor That Could

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research the history of the transistor to explore the nature of technology. They complete a worksheet that coincides with given websites. Then they write a one-page essay about their findings.
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Pandemics: The Swine Flu of 1918

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study pandemics through the investigational research of the 1918 swine flu. They apply the information by choosing a current virus and role-playing a member of the Centers of Disease Control (CDC).
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A Blessing in Disguise

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars study the history of polio as well as a history of modern medicine, the history of alternative medicine and the role of the scientific method in each of these histories. They review the scientific method and research...
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Air Pollution and Health

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use Internet research to become familiar with the environmental and health effects of the six criteria pollutants identified by the U.S. EPA, along with the greenhouse effect and carbon dioxide.
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Creating a Machine for Harvesting Timber

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the types of machinery used in harvesting timber and create a new environmentally friendly harvesting machine. They draw a picture of their machine and write about what it does. They share work with classmates.
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Electrons on the Move

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study current electricity while constructing a simple electric circuit. They build a galvanic cell to examine the concepts of voltage, current and resistance.
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Looking To The Future

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils examine life now and predict the future. They examine the long timescales involved in space travel
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LEGO Construction Basics-Axles and Wheels

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners examine axles and wheels using LEGO materials. They investigate the uses of axles, gears, and wheels.
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Changing in Ohio

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders familiarize themselves with more abstract chemical/physical changes that are directly connected to Ohio. They use their knowledge of chemical and physical changes to distinguish these two, even though they may not be...
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Rocketry in Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate why a balloon flies in one direction as air escapes in the opposite direction, which helps them understand the nature of rockets and fireworks. Individually and in teams, students conduct research to create a...
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Are We There Yet?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the wide-reaching effects of the Cold War, even to its involvement in domestic road construction. They research the National Defense Highway System (Eisenhower Highways) for information about the creation of the program,...
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Mars rovers' Next Stop: IMAX

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read an article and discuss it.  In this Mars rover activity students complete an activity that allows them to see things through a different viewpoint. 
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Focusing Event to Electricity

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain how electrical charges behave. In this electricity instructional activity, students determine how far away lightning is when it strikes. They research how fabric softener reduces static electricity and share their...

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