This activity is an extension of the common balloon cars, where students …
This activity is an extension of the common balloon cars, where students explore if and how different gases used as a fuel source effect the distances traveled by the cars.
This activity enables students to apply concepts of 'newton's laws of motion' …
This activity enables students to apply concepts of 'newton's laws of motion' that are learned in class to a realworld situation by having them create a car powered by a deflating balloon that travels as far as possible.
This activity is a hands-on investigation that teaches students that air resitance …
This activity is a hands-on investigation that teaches students that air resitance affects how things move and that pressure from compressed air can move things.
In this structured inquiry activity students will work in groups/ teams to …
In this structured inquiry activity students will work in groups/ teams to build a balloon rocket of their own design. The rocket will race in one dimension and require that they apply their knowledge of position, time, and velocity.
This activity is a scientific investigation focusing on inquiry after using the …
This activity is a scientific investigation focusing on inquiry after using the Foss Water Kit. The students will pose a question, create a procedure and produce a poster showing their findings.
This is a three-part project spanning five weeks that uniquely interweaves individual …
This is a three-part project spanning five weeks that uniquely interweaves individual and cooperative learning in the context of health care reform and the 2008 United States presidential campaign.
This is an activity that involves students modeling the behavior and competition …
This is an activity that involves students modeling the behavior and competition that Charles Darwin's finches would have gone through as they competed for food and space on the Galapagos Islands. Some will survive. Some won't.
This activity will allow students to see light bending. The students will …
This activity will allow students to see light bending. The students will be able to calculate the amount of bend or refraction that occurs with various mediums.
This guided inquiry activity, in which ice is used to boil water …
This guided inquiry activity, in which ice is used to boil water in a Florence flask, works well in the introductory class to a chemistry or physical science course. The students will learn the difference between observation and inference and apply this understanding to various other situations in which observations and inferences must be made. The students will also use outside sources to try to explain why the activity worked.
Students investigate whether a bowling ball will float or sink in an …
Students investigate whether a bowling ball will float or sink in an aquarium of water after measuring the ball and determining the density. This is meant to be an investigative inquiry of the concepts of density and significant figures.
Students investigate whether a bowling ball will float or sink in an …
Students investigate whether a bowling ball will float or sink in an aquarium of water after measuring the ball and determining the density. This is meant to be an investigative inquiry of the concepts of density and significant figures.
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