Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Gel Well: Which Additives Make the Strongest Gelatin?

For Students 9th - 10th
Gelatin. It's hard to think of another food that is used as frequently on the dinner table as off. You can find it in all sorts of sweet foods, from ice cream, yogurt, and gummy bears, to marshmallows and yellow colorings for sodas. Off...
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Teen Analyst: Salary Tables by Career Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore a table of average salaries for the various career fields. However, these aren't representative of everyone in that field. For example, some television reporters make millions of dollars a year. The salaries listed are a little...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Survive That Tsunami!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use a table-top-sized tsunami generator to observe the formation and devastation of a tsunami. They see how a tsunami moves across the ocean and what happens when it reaches the continental shelf. Students make villages of model...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Thirsty for Ratios

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, the students will learn what a ratio is and how it can be used in a comparison. In this lesson plan, students will also determine how to combine a sports drink in powder form and water to make enough for a whole...