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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.