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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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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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Exploring the MapleCopter In this task, students will design an experiment to explore why maple seeds spin while falling. This task includes: |
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Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty and Inequality In the Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty and Inequality task, students will research and discuss the root causes of hunger and poverty in the world and take meaningful actions to help create a more just and sustainable world. This task includes several possible classroom activities. |
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Fire Fuel The Fire Fuel task is part of the Biosphere Unit from Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). In this task, students will measure properties of vegetation and identify species in order to classify land cover using the MUC System and to provide supplemental information about their site. 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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Freshwater Macroinvertebrates The Freshwater Macroinvertebrates task is part of the Hydrosphere Unit from Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). In this task, students will collect, identify, and count macroinvertebrates at freshwater hydrology sites. This task includes:
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Friction Force In this task, students will explore friction force on an object. This task includes: |
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GLOBE - High Investigation Test - Making Connections 1 In this task, students will examine and analyze data, present findings, and write a report. This task is in the GLOBE Earth Systems Unit. This task includes: |
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Global Health Summit This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: This unit focuses on the impact that HIV/AIDS continues to have around the world. Students look at the biology of the disease and then delve into the social and personal implications of addressing a deadly pandemic. |
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