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Density and Buoyancy This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Properties of Specific Substances. Students must experiment to analyze why and predict which objects will sink or float in water. This task includes: |
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Density and Buoyancy In this task, students will predict which objects will float in water and explore the reasoning. This task includes: |
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Density of a Sinker In this task, students will calculate the density, mass, and volume of a sinker and apply that knowledge to an alternate situation. This task includes: |
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Discovering the Problem of Solid Waste In this task, students will sort through a garbage can and graph their findings to be used in creating a solution for minimizing waste. This task includes: |
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Electric Circuits In this task, students will explore the relationship between power, circuits, and batteries. This task includes: |
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Electrical Circuits and Switches In this task, students will design and explain a model of circuits and switches and then redesign for it to be turned on by someone with no hands. This task includes: |
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Electrical Energy In this task, students will create an experiment that explores the relationship between wires and heat conduction. This task includes: |
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Exploring the MapleCopter In this task, students will design an experiment to explore why maple seeds spin while falling. This task includes: |
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Friction In this task, students will form a hypothesis and conduct an experiment about the weight of a block and the number of washers it takes underneath to be able to move it across various surfaces. This task includes: |
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Friction Force In this task, students will explore friction force on an object. This task includes: |
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