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More Power To You In this task, students will use a machine to detect the presence and strength of an electric current. This task includes: |
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Ocean Bottom Profile In this task, students will examine and interpret a map of the ocean floor. This task includes: |
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Oil Spill In this task, students will chose an absorbant material to attempt seperating an oil and water mixture. This task includes: |
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Paper Chromatography In this task, students will design an experiment to identify mixtures of inks. This task includes: |
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Peat Pots This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of the Earth System. Students must observe and calculate the capillarity of soil by observing a peat pot in water. This task includes: |
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Predator/Prey Relationship This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Populations of Ecosystems. Students must analyze given population data and write a paragraph demonstrating their underatandings, and then write a proposal to reduce one animal's population. This task includes: |
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Probing Under the Surface This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Structure of the Earth System. Students must measure and record various lengths in order to determine the shape of the bottom inside of a box. This task includes: |
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Puddles and Soil This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Structure of the Earth System. Students examine the concept of permeability by carrying out an experiment to determine which types of soil produce puddles. This task includes: |
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Reaction Rates In this task, students will observe and graph their results of the relationship between temperature and reaction rates of mixtures and then apply their knowledge to additional scenarios. This task includes: |
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River Planning In this task, students will simulate dam construction through an experiment and write about their observations. This task includes: |
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