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- 3rd - 4th
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Students see how patterns can reveal events of the past, thereby merging elements of both experimental and historical science. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students research the life cycle of a star and present their finding to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students determine the amount of energy required to melt ice using a calorimeter. They calculate the Molar Heat of Fusion of Ice. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine nuclear plants and how they use fission reactions to generate electricity, compare fusion reactions to fission, and read about technology that may soon allow fusion to become practical for producing nuclear power commercially. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine concepts of nuclear chemistry. They compare and contrast the topics of nuclear fission and nuclear fision. They predict the outcome of reactions based on the types of emissions and reactants. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students define the following terms: specific heat capacity, specific latent heat, specific latent heat of fusion, specific latent heat of vaporization. They identify several unique physical properties of water. Students distinguish between specific heat capacity and specific latent heat. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students apply their knowledge of relativity and nuclear radiation to the concept of cold fusion. They also read the article from the website listed in the related and resource websites and discuss the article with the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to three types of energy transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. They model the scientific process of fusion to become with the sun and how it produces energy. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the production of energy, by the process of nuclear fusion, within the Sun in hands-on activities. The lesson is made up of four parts; Parts I & II is an introduction to the Sun as an energy source, and Parts III & IV examine potential and kinetic energy as well as radiation from the Sun. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the hear of fusion for water by conducting some simple experiments. They heat water and introduce a cold body and record the temperature changes while collecting the data. Then the data is analyzed looking for any changes. Full Review »

