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Maximizing Kinetic Energy: An Investigation Using Marbles and Marble Run Construction Sets
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This is an indoor lab where students design marble runs to test what factors affect the final velocity of a marble.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Physical Science
Physics
Technology and Engineering
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
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Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Carmen Gavin Vanegas
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring Discharge and Flow in the Rum River
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This activity is a field investigation where students observe, predict, and gather data on steam velocity, erosion, and discharge.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Hydrology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
sarah haberman
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring Liquid Volume
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This activity is an inside lab experiment where the students combine primary colored liquids correctly to create a rainbow.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Laurie Pass
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring Reaction Time
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This is a physics lab where students test their reaction time by using the acceleration due to gravity. The use of Excel is introduced in this lab to analyze data.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring and Comparing Matter
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This activity is a lab investigation where students gather data about the masses of various solid objects found in a classroom. The students graph their data, compare their data, and draw conclusions about what kinds of materials contain more matter than others.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
John Lauer
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring and Comparing Temperatures
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This activity is an inquiry lesson where students learn how to accurately read a thermometer and then set up an investigation to compare the temperatures of different materials or locations.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kathy Ahrndt
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring and Graphing Toy Water Animal Growth
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This activity is an guided inquiry based lesson where students measure and graph data on a two-coordinate graph the growth of a toy animal submerged in water over a period of time.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Stan Mraz
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring and recording the weather around us using a science notebook in second grade.
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This activity is a field investigation where students measure, record and describe weather conditions using common tools (rain gauge, thermometer, and barometer). They will compare their observations to Weather.com (online) and the local newspapers to compare their findings, and record these observations.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Earth and Space Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring the Speed of Go-Carts
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Students will create go-carts and calculate the speed, then change a variable and record the differences in speed.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Sandy Harthan
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Measuring voltage and current in a DC circuit
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These exercises target student misconceptions about how to properly measure voltage and current in simple DC circuits by letting them investigate different meter arrangements without fear of damaging equipment. These activities also are designed to lead to other investigations about simple DC circuits.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Technology and Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Susan Ramlo
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Metric Conversion at a Glance
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Metric Conversion at a Glance is an easy way to teach students how to convert one metric measurement into another without the use of fractions. It works for one, two and three dimensions length, area and volume.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Diane Nead
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Metric Conversion at a Glance
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Metric Conversion at a Glance is an easy way to teach students how to convert one metric measurement into another without the use of fractions. It works for one, two and three dimensions length, area and volume.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Diane Nead
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Metric System Conversions: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) activity
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This activity helps student learn to convert within the metric system and begin learning about process skill necessary for working in groups.

Subject:
Mathematics
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Activity/Lab
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jeffrey Pribyl
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Microbiology in Jeopardy
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This group learning activity involves students in an engaging review of concepts of microbiology. The review is set up as a power point presentation in the style of the "Jeopardy" gameshow where students groups compete against each other to answer review questions.

Subject:
Chemistry
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Stephen C. Wagner
Date Added:
02/10/2023
The Microenvironment Project: Featuring Phenology
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A year long field study of a deciduous tree and its interdependence through phenology.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Sandy Bussian
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Middle School Stream Investigation: Observing Stream Erosion, Calculating Stream Discharge, and Determining Stream Chemistry and Turbidity
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This stream field investigation will allow students to look at stream erosional patterns, take measurements to determine discharge, and conduct a chemical and turbidity analysis of Garvin Brook in Stockton, MN. Based on this investigation students will create a presentation that includes a new testable question that may be carried out the following year along with a stream ecology study.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Hydrology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Lisa Clifford
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Mineral Density: Teaching Accuracy, Slope, and Percent Error in the Earth Science Classroom
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This activity is a lab investigation in which students make mass/volume measurements of several samples of the same mineral to determine the mineral's density. Students graph their data and make the connection between their qualitative understanding of what density is and the mathematical/graphical representation of density.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Mary Colson
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Mini-Lab 14: Molecules in Motion
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Again- this is activity that will set the stage for enriching the understanding of the nature of molecular motion and the affect of temperature on its rate as the students allow crystals to diffuse toward each other in a petri dish and form a precipitate.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
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Assessment
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Mini-Lab: Investigating Gas Laws
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This activity is a mini-lab where students determine relationships between gas laws and temperature, pressure, and volume; particularly Charles and Boyle's Law. The concept of mini-labs originated from Dr. Dan Branan and Dr. Matt Morgan. See mini-labs.org for more details.

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:
Tania Lauby
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Minimizing Cost while Meeting Nutritional Needs -- An example of linear programming
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Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module. Students use Excel Solver to find the linear combination of servings of two specified foods that minimize cost while meeting nutritional requirements.

Subject:
Economics
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Yu-Ju Kuo
Date Added:
02/10/2023