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Rubber Band In this task (in PALM and in PALS), students will experiment with what happened to the length of a rubber band when rings are repeatedly added. This task includes: |
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Sand in Bottles In this task, students will determine the speed at which bottles filled with various amounts of sand will roll and then predict the the amount of sand in an unknown bottle. This task includes: |
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Scale Model of the Solar System In This task (in PALM and in PALS), students must create a scale model of the solar system with the given table of planetary distances. This task includes: |
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Seed Growth In this task, students will explore how seed growth is effected by variables. This task includes: |
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Soap, Wood, and Water This task focuses on the Properties of Matter. Students must decide if two types of soap and wood will float in water by calculating their densities. This task includes: |
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Soul Surf In this task, students will research the physics of surfboards and use their knowledge to craft a handplane for bodysurfing. They will then research a question and write an article to be posted in Soul Surf magazine. This task includes: |
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Sound Box In this task, students will observe and compare variables of sound boxes. This task includes: |
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Starch and Sugar Testing 1 In this task, students will determine if sugar and starch are in unknown mixtures. This task includes: |
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Starch and Sugar Testing 2 In this task, students will determine if starch and sugar are present in mixtures. This task includes: |
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Stimulus/Response in Invertebrates In this task, students will design an experiment that will explore how worm's structures allow them to do what they do. This task includes: |
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