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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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Heat Retention This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of Heat Transfer. Students must test, measure, and graph their findings to determine which of four substances would be the best as a heat mass. This task includes: |
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Heating Crystals In this task, students will experiment with and observe the effects of heating various crystals. This task includes: |
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Heating Crystals In this task, students will examine how heat effects crystals. This task includes: |
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Height of Bounce This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of Motions and Forces. Students must determine a relationship between the height at which a ping pong ball bounces and the height from which it was dropped. This task includes: |
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Here's Looking At You In this task, students will analyze genetic data and use that information to predict outcomes. This task includes: |
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Hey, Look Me Over! In this task, students will observe traits and characteristics of mealworms. This task includes: |
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High Investigation Test - Atmosphere This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will analyze graphs, present data, and write a report. This task includes: |
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High Investigation Test - Earth Systems This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will examine a set of graphs and answer accompanying questions. This task includes: |
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High Investigation Test - Hydrology This task is from PALS was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Hydrology Unit. Students will analyze graphs, present data and write a report. This task includes: |
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