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Teaching Science When You Don’t Know Diddly-Squat: What thread is the strongest?
Published on September 1, 2022
Teaching Science When You Don’t Know Diddly-Squat gives guidelines for teaching inquiry-based science and includes eleven activities. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Filter Fun
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will discover which filtering materials help make water clear. The goal of this activity is to build a filter, which will make the water clear. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Paper Airplane Race
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will make a paper airplane that goes the farthest. You will also explore the role that aerodynamics, thrust and gravity can play in how far it will fly. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Marshmallow Launcher
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will build amarshmallow launcher. The goal of this activity is to build a launcher that hurls a marshmallow as far away from you as possible. -
Heads In, Hearts In: The Strongest Column
Published on June 20, 2022
In this project, you will build a table that can support six books using tape and paper. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Pulley Power
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will practice building different pulley systems. The goal of this activity is to build your own pulley to lift a small toy. -
Heads In, Hearts In: A Tube Rube
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will design and build a Rube Goldberg machine to get a marble through a cardboard tube and into a cup. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Egg Drop: Will It Stop?
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will build a device from household items that will protect an egg from breaking when it is dropped. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Rockin’ Roller Coaster
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will build a roller coaster that contains at least one upside-down loop, and holds a marble in its track from beginning to end without falling out. -
Heads In, Hearts In: Building Like a Beaver
Published on June 20, 2022
In this activity, you will practice using the engineering process to build a model of a dam. The goal of this activity is to build a dam that prevents water from flowing freely and creates a pool or pond.