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Battleships: Searching Algorithms
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This activity explores the main algorithms that are used as the basis for searching on computers, using different variations on the game of battleships.
Rotating Light
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In this activity, learners explore what happens when polarized white light passes through a sugar solution.
Pollution and Lung Health
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Learners will build a lung model to understand how their lungs and diaphragm work to make them breathe.
Ruminating on the Digestive System
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In this activity, learners will review the functions of basic digestive organs, understand how diet affects digestion, understand how digestive tracks may differ, and then step outside to compare the
Mystery Tubes
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Learners investigate a pre-constructed mystery tube to determine its interior mechanism.
Card Flip Magic: Error Detection & Correction
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This magic trick is based on how computers detect and correct data errors.
Balloon in a Flask
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Learners observe a flask with a balloon attached over the mouth and inverted inside the flask.
How Do Things Fall?
Learners engage in close observation of falling objects. They determine it is the amount of air resistance, not the weight of an object, which determines how quickly an object falls.
Cake by Conduction
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In this demonstration, cook a cake using the heat produced when the cake batter conducts an electric current.
Silver Crystals
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This is written as a static display, but can easily become a hands-on experiment for learners.
Strange Attractor: Observe Chaotic Motion
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In this activity, learners can observe chaotic motion. A magnet tied to a piece of string makes a pendulum, which swings over three sets of fixed magnets.
Magnetic Free Fall
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In this activity, learners use a pencil, magnets, and mat board to illustrate Newton's Second Law.