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Students explore the field of chemical engineering and identify the contributions of chemical engineers to society. They explore how chemical engineering is like and different from the other engineering professions. They study the biographies of chemical engineers.
Students see what inventors have to think about when making an invention. In this inventions lesson students examine Thomas Edison and the light bulb and the history of inventions.
Eighth graders plan and conduct experiments of wave relationships. In this wave characteristics lesson, 8th graders conduct controlled investigations to drop objects into water and generate waves. They make measurements and relate the amount of wave energy transfer to wave height and object size.
Learners work in groups to build a robot. In this robotics lesson, students create an electronic robot and program it to follow directions. They create an obstacle course for the robot to follow and test its performance.
Middle schoolers study the different careers of chemistry and discuss how people use chemistry everyday. For this chemistry careers lesson students research a chemistry related career for a class presentation.
Pupils examine the different careers associated with chemistry and see how it is used everyday. For this forensic lesson students research a chemistry related career and write a presentation to give to the class.
Students are introduced to the many accomplishments and discoveries of George Washington Carver. They identify the anatomy, uses and characteristics of peanuts and then grow peanuts in the classroom and make their own peanut butter.
Seventh graders study the cause of climate change, and how clouds form and affect weather. They define condensation and precipitation, the greenhouse effect and the water cycle.
Students increase awareness of organizations that grew out of necessity and increased social consciousness during the Civil War and Reconstruction. They trace the origins of three organizations founded for the common good. They link organizations of the past and present.
Eighth graders complete a unit of lessons on the aspects of light. They observe demonstrations of EM energy, light refraction, calculate the index of refraction for materials, draw ray diagrams for light incident upon mirrors, and conduct various experiments.