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Sink or Float?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the relationship between density, buoyancy, and salinity. In this chemical properties lesson, students read a background activity for the lesson and experiments to the topics. Students discuss the questions and complete...
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Stop Pulling My Bot Around!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the relationship between work and mechanical advantage. In this physics lesson, students calculate the work and efficiency of pulleys. They identify the different types of pulleys.
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THE FLIGHT PLATFORM

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Students examine forces that effect flight.  In this flight lesson students answer questions that are asked of them and the ones that they ask themselves. 
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The Pork With Torque

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students determine the torque of CEENBoTs wheel hub. In this physics lesson, students reinforce their learning by exploring interactive websites on torque. They give real life applications of torque.
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Potential Energy

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students examine the concept of potential energy and see that it is the ability to do work.  In this energy instructional activity students complete several activities on potential energy. 
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Mimicking Nature; Science, Aviation, Flight, Wings

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners consider the relationship between form and flight and investigate the history of man made flight and how wing shape and flexibility affects the maneuverability of an aircraft.
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Pushy Air

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners engage in a lesson which give them a good understanding of air and some of its properties. They perform an eye-opening experiment which demonstrates how powerful air pressure is, then answer questions on a worksheet imbedded in...
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Mystery Machines

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore simple machines and demonstrate thier acquired understanding by building a simple machine.
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Superhumans and Bionics: Building Hi-Tech Exoskeletons

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore how the body works. Students experiment and participate in activities to compare speed to stride length. Using the data collected, students draw conclusions about the biology of dinosaurs, their speed and stride length.
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Easy Does It

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars discover how inclined planes make work easier as they make mathematical predictions and prove their predictions through experiments.
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Let's Think About Air

For Teachers K
Pupils explore the concept that air is all around us and identify ways that we can use air, and what air can do. They watch a short video that illustrates some of their findings.
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A Bridge Going Up and Down

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students recognize the purpose of the Michigan Avenue Bascule Trunnion Bridge. They examine photos of bridges and sing a song about Chicago's famous bascule trunnion bridge to investigate how moveable bridges work.
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Glow With the Flow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the force of drag and how NASA engineers use models and glowing paints to examine how air flows over vehicles in a wind tunnel. They discover how the blended wing body will affect air travelers of the future.

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