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Flower Pigments
Pupils experiment with Thin Layer Chromatography to separate pigments found in flower petals.
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INFRARED OLD FAITHFUL
Students view video clips and still images of Old Faithful and review the main questions and curiosities regarding Old Faithful. They break into groups and take on the roles of explorers and have come upon this interesting geothermal...
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Jupiter's Moons
Students predict which of Jupiter's moons will be the "brightest" in infrared wavelengths. Using provided information, they rank the moos from brightes to faintest in infrared.
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Spectral Surprise
Students experience a model that produces, separating, and displaying spectral colors.
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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Students examine the relationship between temperature and brightness. For this astronomy lesson students will correlate the evolution of stars to the HR diagram plotted.
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Water Testing
In this water testing pre-lab activity, students describe positive ions, precipitate, and the Tyndall effect. This activity has 14 short answer questions.