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Classification in Action In this task, students will set up qualitative and quantitative classification systems. This task includes: |
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Daffodils and Tulips In this task, students around the world will plant either tulips of daffodils, record data, and compare when they bloom. This task includes: |
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Development of a Nutritional Snack In this task, students will work in groups to come up with ideas for nutritional snacks. This task includes: |
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Electrical Energy In this task, students will conduct an experiment that explores the relationship between heat conduction and wires and apply their knowledge to alternate situations. This task includes: |
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Electrical Energy In this task, students will create an experiment that explores the relationship between wires and heat conduction. This task includes: |
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Fishkill This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on The Living Environment. Students must analyze and graph a data table about the relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen in order to determine the effects of thermal pollution on fish. This task includes: |
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Graph-It Design In this task, students will use Excel to create an art peice of a historical figure to be presented at exhibition. This task includes: |
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How Effective is Perspiration at Cooling? This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Regulation and Behavior. Students must emulate human perspiration by wrapping water filled test tubes in both wet and dry newspapers, and then collect data on the cooling water to discover trends and make predictions. This task includes: |
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Human Inheritance This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Genetics and Molecular Biology and Patterns of Inheritance. Students must use their knowledge of Madelian genetics to answer questions about the occurance of a trait on a family tree. This task includes: |
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Ice Cold In this task, students will explore how salt effects ice and determine if there are some salts that work better for melting. This task includes: |
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