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Incline Planes In this task, students will explore the relationship between angles and the force necessary to move an object up an incline. This task includes: |
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Keep It Hot In this task, students will create their own experiment that explores different materials abilities to insulate beverages. This task includes: |
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Let the Sunshine In In this task, students will collect and analyze data to predict how a product will work. This task includes: |
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Mystery Powder - "?" - Embedded Assessment #1 In this task, students will conduct an experiment to determine which two powders make up a mystery compound. This task includes: |
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Mystery Powder - "X and Y" - Embedded Assessment #2 In this task, students will conduct an experiment to determine the identity of two mystery powders. This task includes: |
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Mystery Powder - End of Unit Assessment In this task, students will conduct an experiment to determine the identity of six separate mystery powders. This task includes: |
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Old Problem - New Solution In this task, students will analyze the impact of a mining project and answer accompanying questions. This task includes: |
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Paper Chromatography In this task, students will perform a paper chromatography experiment and explore how this technique may be used by scientists. This task includes: |
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Paper Towels In this task, students will conduct an experiment to determine which brands of paper towels can hold the least and most amount of water. This task includes: |
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Radiation Decay In this task, students will simulate the process of radioactive decay and half-life to understand the concept. This task includes: |
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