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Noblesville Fall
Students brainstorm questions based on a given narrative about an actual fallen meteorite. In this earth science lesson, students organize their responses into different categories.
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Historical Temperatures
Students research historical regional temperatures for their current season. In this historical weather lesson, students conduct weather station and Internet research to learn about historical regional temperatures. Students collect and...
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Puppets and Tolerance
Learners study tolerance in a puppet activity. In this tolerance lesson plan, students watch a puppet performance to learn about tolerance, diversity, and understanding.
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Rover Races
Students simulate driving a rover on the surface of Mars. In this space science lesson, students identify the challenges experienced by astronauts in operating a vehicle. They recommend some changes to make their 'rover' better.
NASA
Nasa: Follow Curiosity's Descent to Mars
The Curiosity rover set out to answer the question: Did Mars ever have the right environmental conditions to support small life forms called microbes? The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover's descent to the surface...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: The Old Curiosity Shop (Full Text)
This site provides the full text of Dickens's novel "The Old Curiosity Shop." A brief summary is also included.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenge: Build a Blooming Flower
Can you create a blooming flower that would attract pollinators? This Curiosity Machine project challenges students to make this flower using common household items. Site includes a place for students to document their process as well as...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Bubble Switch
Curiosity Machine provides a free, high-interest STEM lessons for students. This challenge asks students to create a bubble maze where bubbles move through several on and off switches. This site includes a place for students to document...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Curiosity Killed the App
Students gain experience with the software/system design process, closely related to the engineering design process, to solve a problem. First, they learn about the Mars Curiosity rover and its mission, including the difficulties that...
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges
Curiosity Machine provides a free, high-interest STEM lessons for students. In this lesson, students will construct a stegosaurus tail that is capable of breaking through a piece of paper. Site includes process and tips to solve design...
NASA
Nasa: Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover
Follow the Curiosity with this website that allows you see what is new, recent images and video, and ask questions to the mission control team.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges
Curiosity Machine provides free, high-interest STEM activities for students. This home page provides links to categories of STEM activities.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Curiosity: The Fuel of Development
When we are curious about something new, we want to explore it. This article provides fundamental information how to fuel curiosity development and nurture discovery.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Curiosity Got Us to Mars
In August 2012, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. The landing itself was a huge achievement and required a lot of forethought and planning by a very smart team. Bobak Ferdowsi, the mohawked member of that team, outlines various aspects...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Curiosity for Descriptive Writing
Lesson plan which allows kindergartners to combine their experiences and curiosity into developing beginning descriptions. Students use memories and illustrations in writing.
California State University
California State University: Curiosity and Exploration
California State University student research into the psychological theories of curiosity and what motivates people to do what they do.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Curiosity Mars Rover to Try and 'Jump' Sand Dune
Article describes how the Curiosity rover on Mars will soon attempt to drive over a sand dune, which may be risky for the vehicle.
NASA
Nasa : Five Things About Nasa's Mars Curiosity Rover
Information about the Mars Curiosity Rover, a movable robotic laboratory designed to explore the surface of Mars.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Little Curiosity: Story of a German Christmas by j.m. Callwell
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Curiosity: The Story of a German Christmas by J.M. Callwell (c1884), a children's novel.
NASA
Nasa: Follow Your Curiosity: How Do I Land?
Understand each step as the Curiosity landed with this animation. The animation shows the entry, descent, and landing of the robot on Mars.
California State University
Curiosity and Exploration
This student research paper looks into the concept of curiosity. This paper focuses on how a curious mind is formed, the effects of exploration, and theories of exploration.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tidal Curiosities
This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site answers questions about irregularities in the tides.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Curiosity's Watery Find
Read about Curiosity rover's watery find on Mars. This article describes the formation of water that once flowed across Mars billions of years ago.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make a Signal Horn
Build a signal horn to make low-frequency sounds that can be heard from far away in this STEM lesson. Use this interactive site to document your design process. Included on the site is a video explaining a possible solution to the problem.
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