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Keep the Heat
In this module, participants explore how well various fabrics help a can of hot water retain heat, learning about thermal transport.
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Map and Compass Scavenger Hunt
This economical and easy-to-prepare activity combines learning to use a map and compass in a scavenger hunt format. It can be a standalone indoor activity, or an introduction to the fundamentals of orienteering.
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Whodunit — Cracking the Case with Science
Challenge your students’ powers of deduction to determine which of four suspects committed several different burglaries. This module is low cost, easy to run, and versatile for a range of ages and durations.
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Archimedes’ Principle — Eureka!
In this module, students will learn about density and its measurement via water displacement. They will employ this knowledge to determine the identities of mystery metals, sleuth out whether the jewelry is real, and more!
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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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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.