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Students study the modes of transportation used by the gold-seekers in the Caribou and Klondike Regions. They discover how treacherous the routes to the gold fields were. They read poetry and write journal entries about the experience of traveling to the gold fields. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students complete a unit on the origins of baseball. They explore various websites, write a biography for Jackie Robinson, develop a table listing facts about five stadiums, create a flow chart outlining the historical events of the formation of a team, and write a persuasive letter nominating a player to the Hall of Fame. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how a spacecraft gets from Earth to Mars. They research the history of rockets and the orbits in space. They relate the information they gathered to the field of engineering. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine the characteristics of the moon. They identify the phases and what occurs during those phases. They discover the importance of the Apollo landings. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work together to determine the strength of one's heart. They brainstorm ways to keep the heart beating if the natural way fails. They discover how engineers develop instruments to replace the heart. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students create a web showing the connections between the living and non-living parts of the environment. They examine how engineers solve problems by using webs and working together. They create graphs to show the information they gathered. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students use jelly beans to represent different types of traits. They work together and choose traits and identify chromosomes. They compare and contrast the genotypes of parents and offspring. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover how cell phone service works while participating in a role play activity. They identify its advantages and disadvantages based on service. They examine how engineers use this information to develop better communication technologies. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students write poems using rhyme and meter. They discuss the mechanical concept of rhythm, based on the principle of oscillation, as seen in dance, sports, poetry and other literary forms, and in communication in general. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how outer space affects astronauts' muscles. They view pictures of exercise machines designed for astronauts, conduct research on skeletal muscles, and design a machine to strengthen a selected muscle. Full Review »

