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- 6th
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Students use pancake batter to differentiate between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks. They observe pancakes in the process of cooking and relate it to the formation of igneous rocks. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students examine different types of rocks and minerals. They create models of the rocks and minerals they find interesting. They discuss and explain three ways in which the earth changes. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research Bowen's Reaction Series and recreate the process in an experiment which details the crystallization sequence of minerals that can be observed in nature. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate the tensile strength and percent elongation of various polymer films or sheeting. They pull tensile bars and calculate percent elongation of different materials. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students investigate the linear dimension change of heated plastic film and relate the results to processing and service use of the materials. They calculate percent change in dimension as related to anisotropy and molecular reorientation. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate issues of degradation and weathering of polymeric materials during their useful life. They evaluate photodegradable plastics and their viability as an environmental solution for litter and investigate the qualitative changes in other polymer products when exposed to weather. Full Review »
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- 12th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate hot melt glue using a hot melt glue gun as an an injection molding simulator and a melt index viscometer. They evaluate the effect of heating and cooling by weighing the glue extruded over a constant time period. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine the concept of relative dating. They observe a teacher demonstration of geologic layers with a sandwich representing the various layers, analyze a cross section of bedrock, and create a drawing of a cross section of bedrock that includes an intrusion, extrusion, inclusion, and fossils. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to the various minerals found in South Carolina. Individually, they adopt a rock and observe in a lab setting how it was formed. On a map, they locate the areas in which the most important minerals are located and their abundance. They classify them into the four major groups to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss the difference between foliate and nonfoliated. They identify intrusive and extrusive. Students define the following terms: detrial, chemical, and organic sedimentary rocks. They are shown a large piece of pumice, they are asked if it sinks or floats. Full Review »
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