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Reaction Rates In this task, students must measure and graph results between temperature and the reaction rate of a mixture. 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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Rolling Down Hill In this task, students must record and graph data collected from rolling a marble down a ramp. 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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Seed Growth In this task, students will explore how seed growth is effected by variables. This task includes: |
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Singing Grams In this task, students will collaborate on a music greeting to be performed at a local nursery home. This task includes: |
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Soap, Wood, and Water This task focuses on the Properties of Matter. Students must decide if two types of soap and wood will float in water by calculating their densities. 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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Starch and Sugar Testing 2 In this task, students will determine if starch and sugar are present in mixtures. This task includes: |
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Steamboats on Kootenay Lake In this task, students will explore the context of people living around Kootenay Lake, among other communities around surrounding bodies of water. This task includes: |
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