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- 7th - 9th
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Students investigate the three types of material stress related to rocks. They identify the three types of stress, conduct a simulation by breaking bars of soap using only their hands, and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students role-play as engineers designing wedge tools. They devise methods for shaping quarry rocks into pyramid blocks. Following a teacher demonstration, they use materials such as soap, clay, and foam for blocks and wood, plastic, and styrofoam for wedges. They record the effectiveness of the wedges on a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work together to observe a model of a waterwheel. They discuss how energy changes throughout the cycle of the wheel turning. They create a model of a new waterwheel. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students role play as problem solvers who are called by the President to design underground caverns where people could go during an asteriod impact. They watch a video before problem solving in groups and completing a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover that sand dunes are made up of different types and sizes of sand. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students analyze the importance of coloration in the ways animals are adapted. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students discover the important species of the sand sheet ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students observe grains of sand and use a magnet to separate magnetite from their sample. They research different uses of sand by humans and use the magnetite to arrange designs on a white paper. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students examine how water sorts materials of different densities. They conduct an experiment using various sand samples, observe and record their observations, and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students research the importance of sand in water filtration and discover how aquifers are recharged. They experiment with different types of filtration and draw conclusions about water flow. Full Review »
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