The activity consists of a story and two experiments demonstrating how push and pull can make objects move.
This activity is a hands on investigation in which students will construct, and launch a trebuchet.
This activity is an investigation where students use tools to determine how the length of a sound source affects its pitch.
This activity allows students to explore and reflect on circadian rhythms in themselves, influences of their lifestyle on those rhythms, investigate them in a scientific manner, and draw conclusions of their findings in a lab report format with data tables and graphs.A 2+ week take home lab activity with a lab report and graphs at the end. Can be used to explore the scientific method, physiological cycles, and how to share scientific knowledge.
This assignment asks students to examine several recent U.S. census tables about Hispanics and educational attainment and write a brief report that details the conclusions they reach.
This activity is a classroom investigation where the students create, in size and distance, a solar system model in proportion to a selected sphere representing the earth.
This is a field investigation where students observe plants in a school forest setting. Students then compare adaptations of plants from different parts of the forest.
This activity is a field investigation where students identify native MN plants and record the common name, scientific name, and important information about each.
This learning experience introduces participants to scientific inquiry, hypothesis formation, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation.
This activity is a first grade life science activity where the students practice inquiry skills by developing questions about seeds, planting them and noting details about how they change as they grow.
This activity is a field investigation of plant succession stages, which students will gather evidence of the areas plant history.
This is a short unit (including hands on activities) on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.
While working in groups to facilitate peer tutoring, students manipulate a hands-on, physical model to better comprehend the dynamics of plate kinematics.
Students were asked to compare their estimates of public opinion on several current issues to the actual values obtained through the analysis of National Surveys. The objective was to explore a common social attribution error and to acquire familiarity with data sources and on-line analysis tools.
This is an activity on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.
In this activity students learn about the life cycles of many aquatic insects and then on a fieldtrip collect and analyze samples of pond life.
This activity is designed to help students learn common names of pond life in Minnesota. To be most effective students should make a visit to the pond before participating in this activity.
In this hands-on science lesson, the students will observe (and eat!) cooked popcorn and uncooked popcorn. The students will understand why popcorn pops. The students will weigh cooked and uncooked popcorn to understand why cooked popcorn weighs more.
SSAC Physical Volcanology module. Students build a spreadsheet for an iterative calculation to find volume of bubbles and hence porosity, permeability and gas escape as a function of depth.
This activity is an opportunity for students to explore civil government and to present what they have learned about electric power generation in a persuasive manner