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Acid (and Base) Rainbows
Learners use red cabbage juice and pH indicator paper to test the acidity and basicity of household materials. The activity links this concept of acids and bases to acid rain and other pollutants.
Meteoroids and the Craters They Make
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In this activity, learners investigate the formation of craters. Learners will examine how the size, angle and speed of a meteorite's impact affects the properties of craters.
DNA Extraction
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners extract DNA from fruit to investigate how it looks and feels.
Goodness Gracious! Great Balls of Gluten!
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This is an activity about a very important ingredient in most baked goods - gluten! Why is gluten so important? Without it, there would be nothing to hold the gas that makes bread rise.
Measuring Your Breathing Frequency at Rest
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In this activity about the brain and sleep (on page 138 of the PDF), learners measure their resting breathing rates. Learners will discover that breathing frequencies vary amongst individuals.
Is That DNA in My Food?
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In this activity, learners extract DNA from wheat germ. Use this activity to introduce learners to DNA, biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Watch It Fly
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Learners observe projectile motion by launching wooden balls off of a table top. They set up a rubber-band launcher so that each ball experiences a consistent amount of force.
Amazing Albedo
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In this experiment, learners work in teams to investigate how the color of a surface influences its ability to reflect light and therefore heat.
Best Bubbles
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In this activity, learners experiment with creating various types of bubble solutions and testing which ingredients form longer-lasting bubbles.
Statistics: Wet Heads
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In this math lesson, learners learn how to construct stem and leaf plots. Learners first estimate the number of drops of water that will fit on the head of a penny.
Find the Fizz: Discover the Secret of Baking Powder
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In this activity on page 4 of the PDF (Get Cooking With Chemistry), learners investigate ingredients that combine to produce gas bubbles.
Blowin’ Up a Storm of Oil
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In this activity, learners investigate how wind can create surface currents and how waves move. Learners also discover how wind can affect oil spills.
Making a One-Second Timer
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This lab activity has learners create a pendulum with a one-second period.
Animal & Plant Cell Slides
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In this activity, learners make slides of onion cells and their own cheek cells. Use this lab to teach learners how to prepare microscope slides and use a microscope.
Investigating Density Currents
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In this lab activity, learners explore how to initiate a density current. Learners measure six flasks with different concentrations of salt and water (colored blue).
Modeling Limits to Cell Size
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This investigation provides learners with a hands-on activity that simulates the changing relationship of surface areas-to-volume for a growing cell.
Plot the Dot: A Graphical Approach to Density
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In this activity, learners work in groups to determine the mass and volume of four samples: glass marbles, steel washers or nuts, pieces of pine wood, and pieces of PVC pipe.
Cooking with Chemistry
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In this activity, learners experiment with different variables in making hollandaise sauce to achieve the correct texture and consistency.
Sublime Sublimation
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In this activity, learners explore sublimation by conducting experiments with dry ice.
Measure the Speed of a Water Leak
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Glaciers Activity), learners will measure the rate at which water streams out of a leaky cup.