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Exploration Vehicles
TERCAdd to list DetailsUsing recycled materials, learners will design a transportation vehicle to carry an egg in an egg toss (a rudimentary model of a shock absorbent transport vessel). Learners will consider how their...
The Adaptation Game
TERCAdd to list DetailsTo convey the concept of how animals adapt to survive, this game asks learners to imagine what adaptations a given animal would need to live in a certain environment—including environments where...
Single-Cell Life
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create a soil and water model of a single-cell life environment and study living microorganisms. Over a period of many days, learners observe the interaction of soil,...
Our Solar System to Scale
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners plan and create a 24-foot long, two-dimensional model of our solar system, and compare and contrast the differences between planets and the sun. Learners calculate the...
Signs of Life
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners examine photo images of Earth taken from space, and attempt to identify and explain some of our planet's geological features. Learners also identify any biological...
Erosion and Floods
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create models of erosion and floods and learn to recognize both in their environment. Using sand, wax paper, and water, learners observe the processes of erosion and...
Ice on Mars
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use sand and ice cubes to create a model of permafrost and the effects of the ice melting through the surface. Permafrost is an underground layer of soil, rock and water...
Share Your Planet
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this cooperative game, learners devise strategies about sharing a small space with each other. Similar to musical chairs, this game has players sharing a smaller and smaller number of "...
Habitable Worlds
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this group activity, learners consider environmental conditions—temperature, presence of water, atmosphere, sunlight, and chemical composition—on planets and moons in our solar system to...
Cells and Walls
TERCAdd to list DetailsUsing toothpicks, straws, or tubes of rolled up newspaper, learners create 3-dimensional models to illustrate the basic structure and function of the cell membrane, and place an object inside to...