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Sand in Bottles In this task, students will determine the speed at which bottles filled with various amounts of sand will roll and then predict the the amount of sand in an unknown bottle. This task includes: |
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Scale Model of the Solar System In This task (in PALM and in PALS), students must create a scale model of the solar system with the given table of planetary distances. This task includes: |
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Seasonal Change In this task, students will determine patterns of seasonal growth by examining previous students' data. This task includes: |
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Seed Growth In this task, students will explore how seed growth is effected by variables. This task includes: |
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Snell's Law This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Transfer of Energy. Students must carry out an experiment to help them determine if Corn Syrup refraction meets Federal standards by using the Snell's Law equation. This task includes: |
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Soapy Water In this task, students will design and conduct an experiment that uses several substances to try to seperate soap from water. This task includes: |
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Soiled Again In this task, students will initially work with a lab partner to design and conduct an experiment that determines which earth material(s) would produce the least acidic "acid rain". They will independently write a report. This task includes: |
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Some of Its Parts In this task, students will examine two machines and explore and explain what each individual part does and how it contributes to the machine functioning as a whole. This task includes:
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Sound Box In this task, students will observe and compare variables of sound boxes. This task includes: |
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Sow Big Habitats In this task, students will determine what environment sow bugs prefer to live in. This task includes: |
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