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Every-Day Edit: The Slinky

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Slinky. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Playing With Science

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scientists investigate the scientific concepts and principles that help make common toys such as hula hoops, yo-yos, slinkies, and silly putty work. As a class, they read "Backyard Rocket Science, Served Wet" to get a look behind...
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Waves Velocity & Particle Velocity

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this physics learning exercise, students examine a single wave pulse which travels down a slinky. Then they sketch a single ring of the slinky as the wave goes by and determine whether the wave is constant or not.
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Slinky Scaly Snakes

For Teachers K
Students examine the sound of the letter S and write the upper case S. As a class, they repeat a tongue twister with the letter S, then observe and demonstrate how to write the letter S. Students then view a variety of objects and...
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Seismic waves

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the differences between P- and S-waves using a slinky. They see that when displacement occurs along a fault, the built up strain of energy is released in the form of seismic waves.
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Earthquakes

For Students 5th - 6th
After reading an article on earthquakes and tsunamis, students answer a series of multiple choice questions about what they have learned. All answers can be found within the article, making this a good way to prepare for reading...

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