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Water Pollution In this task, students will determine the pH of four samples of water and then neutralize them. This task includes: |
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Water-holding capacity of Earth Materials In this task, students will design and conduct an experiment to test the water holding capacity of various materials. This task includes: |
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We the People In this task, students will work in groups to create a presentation on the privileges of Americans. This task includes: |
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Welcome to Our School In Welcome to Our School students will identify forms of harassment and describe strategies for dealing with each in addition to sources of help; describe disease prevention strategies related to spread of communicable diseases and how they would be practiced; describe health and fitness goals and how they might help keep students physically fit. This task includes:
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Wet-Dry Bulb Hygrometers In this task, students will assemple a hygrometer and use other instruments to take measurements and calculate differences and averages. This task includes: |
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What's the Big Idea? In this task students will write an essay or develop a presentation in which you explain how an idea or technology has affected the way people live. This task includes: |
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Where Rubber Meets Road In this task, students will experiment with the amount of force needed to begin two blocks moving on a strip of asphalt. This task includes: |
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Whether or Not Weather is Affected In this task, students will create weather tools to help them in predicting the weather. This task includes: |
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Who Is Your Hero? In this task, students will work in groups to create a multimedia presentation that showcases a historical civil rights leader and how their influence has effected the students' lives today. This task includes: |
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Why Warm Up? In Why Warm Up? students will learn and perform a warm-up series and then explain the purpose of several of the exercises. This task includes:
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