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Earthquake Epicenter In this task, students will determine the epicenter of an earthquake. 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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Erosion In this task, students will design and conduct and experiment to investigate the question: How does the erosion of sand compare with the erosion of gravel? This task includes: |
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Estimating In this task (in PALM and in PALS), students must estimate the mass, volume, and density of various object to assess their ability to make observations. This task includes: |
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Fault Line In this task, students will use a cardboard model covered in sand to explore what happens with techtonic plates during an earthquake. This task includes: |
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Formation of Rain In this task, students will design a model to repreasent the stages leading up to rain. This task includes: |
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Formation of Wind In this task, students will sequence and describe the steps leading up to wind. 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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Growth of Yeast In this task, students will examine how yeast grows in a sugar solution and determine carbon monoxide presence. This task includes: |
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Half-Ball In this task, students will be examining how a ball and half-ball relate to Newton's Laws of Motion and the Law of Conservation of Energy. This task includes: |
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