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Investigating Polymers: Comparing Two Liquid Glue Based Polymers
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In this fun hands-on activity, students will create two different polymers, similar to Flubber and Silly Putty, using Elmers glue, liquid laundry starch, and Borax. Students will then compare the properties of the two polymers.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Linda Ruehle
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Projectile Motion: Creating a Catapult
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This activity is a project where students build a catapult and analyze the energy transformations, role of Newton's Laws, and role of friction and other forces.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Abigail Baker
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Projectile Motion: Predicting Point of Impact
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Students will understand that projectile motion is a result of two independent motions, horizontal and vertical by reading, problem-solving, and experimentation.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Andrea Dammann
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Rotational Inertial Using Tops
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This activity is an investigation regarding rotational inertia and factors that affect it.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Beverley A.P. Taylor
Dennis Martin
Dwight J. Portman
Lynn Hogue
Susan Gertz
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing pH and Buffering Capacity of Various Soils
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In this activity students investigate soil pH differences and buffering capacity as it relates to acid rain, interpret and present their findings, and develop a new, experimental question.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Patricia Babolian
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Sound: A Lesson in Length and Pitch
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In this classroom guided inquiry lesson, students will rotate through five stations of various sound instruments to look at how length affects pitch. Student will develop a hypothesis, make observations, and draw a conclusion about what happens when the length of the vibrating sound source changes.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Leah Bulver
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Sound: Using Open Tubes To Demonstrate Beat Notes
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Open tube resonators of nearly identical length produce sound waves with frequencies very close together. The difference between the two frequenciesy is the beat note frequency heard when two resonators (musical intruments)are slightly out-of-tune.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Gary Loontjer
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Sound: Using Pipe Music to Understand Pitch and Length.
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This activity is a classroom experiment where students learn about sound. Students will use musical instruments to explore the relationship between length and pitch.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kathy DeCock
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Sound: Vibrations are the Source of Sound
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This activity is a classroom activity where students use the inquiry method to answer the question "How is sound made?" by observing different sound producers and coming up with their own conclusion.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Darlene Schleis
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Sound Waves
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This activity is an experiment on how sound is energy and travels in waves. Students will investigate sound using different objects in the room.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Chris Mensing
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Sounds: Identifying Vibration, Pitch, and Volume
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Students will investigate how sounds are made and changed, record their findings in their journal, share these findings with the class, and develop further questions about sound.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Anne Duncan
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Speed and Acceleration Using Tornado Tubes
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In this activity students will learn to calculate the speed and acceleration of an object using tornado tubes and determine if mass affects the speed of the object.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kathy Serratore
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Speed and Velocity
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In this activity students will conduct an investigation on speed and velocity by designing a roller coaster model.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kathy Serratore
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Steam Discharge:  An Interdisciplinary Approach
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This is a interdisciplinary field investigation where students form observations and gather data to estimate stream discharge.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Eric Scheidel
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer
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Students will record the temperature daily, using a bar graph, color coded bars. this monthly bar graph helps students understand phenology and interpreting graphs.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Colleen Fridlund
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Torque
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This lesson focuses on torsion as a force acting upon structures. Students will have the opportunity to design something to withstand this force.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Physical Science
Physics
Technology and Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Center for Engineering Educational Outreach,
Douglas Prime, Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, Tufts University
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Date Added:
09/18/2014
Investigating Variables :  Passengers Supported by Lifeboats
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This activity is a lab investigation where students develop an investigable inquiry question, construct a fleet of boats, collect data about how many passengers (pennies) each will hold before sinking, interpret their findings, and will share methods and results during a poster session.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Peggy Greenwaldt
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Water Molecules: Adhesion and Cohesion
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This activity is a classroom investigation where student observe several properties of water; adhesion and cohesion. They will transfer this knowledge to predicting other materials that will have adhesion with water molecules.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating White Light: What Colors Make Up White Light?
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This activity is an investigation of what colors make up white light. Students will explore through two different hands-on activities.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Sarah Fritzke Jordan
Date Added:
02/10/2023