Young scholars explore the principles of buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle and design their own flotation device. They compare the dimensions of a model to the real object to determine scale and analyze the models to suggest improvements.

Students listen to a PowerPoint presentation and complete a Venn diagram comparing the methods of transportation in the early 1800s with today's transportation. They experiment with the buoyancy of keelboats.

Students research inventors and inventions and their impacts. In this invention lesson plan, students research inventions and their affects in good and bad ways.

Students explore the impact of invention. In this invention lesson plan, students examine how inventions are on going and affect all aspects of life in both good and bad ways. Students will research the history of invention, become an...