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Amino Acids and Proteins — The Building Blocks of Life
This module introduces students to proteins, crucial to all life and life processes, and the amino acids from which they are made.
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Mechanical Wind Turbines for Lifting Weights — Two-Session Format
This post details how to run the two-session version of the mechanics-focused variant of the Wind Turbine module. For the one-session version , as well as the electrical variants, see the Overview Post.
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Mechanical Wind Turbines for Lifting Weights — One-Session Format
This post details how to run the one-session version of the mechanics-focused variant of the Wind Turbine module. For the two-session version , as well as the electrical variants, see the Overview Post.
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Wind Turbines to Generate Electricity — One-Session Format
This post details how to run the one-session version of the electricity-focused variant of the Wind Turbine module. For the other other versions , as well as the mechanical variants, see the Overview Post.
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Wind Turbines to Generate Electricity — Two-Session Format
This post details how to run the two-session version of the electricity-focused variant of the Wind Turbine module. For the other other versions , as well as the mechanical variants, see the Overview Post.
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Wind Turbines to Generate Electricity — Workshop Format
This post details how to run the workshop version of the electricity-focused variant of the Wind Turbine module. For the other other versions , as well as the mechanical variants, see the Overview Post.
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Wind Turbines to Generate Electricity — Supplies and Preparation
Wind Turbine Module – Electric Version: Wind turbines that generate electricity require greater monetary investment, but provide for a wider range of experimentation. Students test blades, premade or of their own design, adjusting parameters to maximize electrical output.
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Wind Turbines — Engineering the Future — Overview
Alternative energy topics are both popular and relatable with children. This versatile engineering module — containing both electrical and mechanical variants — focuses on wind turbine blade development, which provides an excellent platform for teaching concepts of experimental design. Subtle changes in blade configuration often yield dramatic results that excite the youngsters and encourage them to investigate further.
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Titration Made Simple
This module introduces the concepts and techniques of titration. Children will employ this knowledge to determine the relative strengths of acidic and basic solutions by titration using very simple equipment and solve a variety of challenge scenarios.
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Hooke’s Law — It’s No Stretch!
Many balances familiar to students, such as bathroom or grocery store scales are examples of spring balances. Hooke’s Law defines the relationship between the force applied to a spring or other elastic material to the distance it stretches or compresses. In this module, students will set up and conduct experiments to test the validity of the relationship.