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Binary Numbers
Pupils explore how a battery-powered light box demonstrates how to transmi timages.
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Collecting Electromagnetic Radiation
Students using different experiments and activities explore electromagnetic radiation and the effect on the Earth.
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Colored Shadows
Sixth graders explore how three colored lights can be combined to produce a wide range of colors.
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Water in the Air
Students simulate how clouds block radition and how water in the air condense around containers.
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Particulate Sampler
Students estimate the extent of particulate air pollution present in their neighborhoods.
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Heat Currents
Students using a slide made out of aluminum foil and pin holes observe visible light.
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Simple Spectroscope
Students make a spectroscope out of simple materials and are expected to view as many different light sources as possible to see the whole spectrum.
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Projecting Spectra
Students use two methods to show and study the colors in the visible spectrum.
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Analytical Spectroscope
Students using a spectroscope view different substances when heated with electricity.
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Water Prism
Students using a glass prism filled with water are able to see all of the visible colors found the sunlight.
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Wavelength and Energy
Students using a rope and other materials explore wavelengths and frequency. If time permits, more experiments can be tried.
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Pinhole Viewer
Pupils make a pinhole viewer to demonstrate how it inverts light passing through it which produces inverted images.
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Build Your Own Telescope
Pupils build a simple astronomical telescope from two lenses and some tubes.
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Lenses and Mirrors
Students investigate lenses and mirrors showing how they bend and reflect light waves.
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Lotto or Life: What Are the Chances?
Though the website does not seem to have the mentioned video, a reding and lottery style games simulate the chances of finding intelligent life somewhere other than Earth. Without the video, this lesson plan is short, but it can be a...
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Earth is Round?
Third graders discuss how Aristotle concluded that the Earth was round. As a class, they review theories about the Earth's shape and describe how life on Earth would be different if it were flat. Individually, they make a moon book in...