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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students explore the construction of a bird's nest and also, sort the elements of a bird's nest into two categories: natural and man-made. They examine and discover what a nest is composed of by pulling pieces apart. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students follow step-by-step directions to construct a kite. They watch a how-to movie, draw a picture of a bird, bat, or insect on the kite paper, add ribbon, and test-fly their kite. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students discuss ways that water disappears. They observe and record information from an experiment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students use pencils to observe how weight and size effects gravity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students rub their hands back and forth and observe what happens. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students experiment with friction as an outside force that acts upon motion to make things slow down. They use a jar and a paper clip to complete the experiment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students examine Newton's First Law of Motion. They experiment with water and a 2-liter bottle that an object remains at rest until acted upon an outside force. They work together to complete the experiment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students discover that friction is an outside force that acts upon objects to make them slow down. They use bowls of water to demonstrate how friction slows a smooth rubber ball and a tennis ball down. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students create their own boatout of styrofoam and a sail out of cloth. They use a fan to create wind and examine how drag works. They discuss vocabulary terms involved in the experiment. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students incorporate a full range of strategies to comprehend technical writing, newspapers and magazines. They choose vocabulary and figures of speech that communicate clearly. They incorporate source materials into their speaking and writing. Full Review »

