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Oil Spill In this task, students will chose an absorbant material to attempt seperating an oil and water mixture. 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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Out of the World Biomes In this task, students will work together to create a biome that will grow life in a space station. This task includes: |
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Packing Materials In this task, students will decide which packing material is least harmful to the environment by testing their solubility. This task includes: |
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Paper Chromatography In this task, students will design an experiment to identify mixtures of inks. 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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Pathfinder In this task, students will experiment with boards to solve circuit problems in order to light a lightbulb. This task includes: |
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Peat Pots This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the knowledge of the Earth System. Students must observe and calculate the capillarity of soil by observing a peat pot in water. This task includes: |
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Pendulum In this task, students will measure the periodicity of a swinging pendulum with various strings. This task includes: |
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