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100 Awesome Engineering Projects for Kids By Kristie Lewis Engineering and fun aren't always two things that kids naturally associate with one another, but there are hundreds of ways to make engineering, physics and design fun and challenging for kids. Here are 100 great experiments that will let kids construct, play, learn and grow, all while they study the fundamentals of engineering. Basics These projects focus on the basics of motion, force and other essentials of physics. Balls and Ramp.
Peppered Moth Simulation Name:______________________________________________ Objective: Simulate changes in moth population due to pollution and predation, and observe how species can change over time. Introduction: Charles Darwin accumulated a tremendous collection of facts to support the theory of evolution by natural selection. One of his difficulties in demonstrating the theory, however, was the lack of an example of evolution over a short period of time, which could be observed as it was taking place in nature. Although Darwin was unaware of it, remarkable examples of evolution, which might have helped to persuade people of his theory, were in the countryside of his native England.
Sniffing for bad air The air quality in many classrooms is unhealthy, due to poor ventilation. But simple solutions such as opening a window can help get rid of bad air. i_love_zou_york/iStockphoto Chemist Jack Driscoll holds a new device he helped design that measures concentrations of carbon dioxide. The sensor can be used by school maintenance personnel to identify poor classroom ventilation. Field Guide to X-ray Astronomy Stellar Evolution The Milky Way Galaxy contains several hundred billion stars of all ages, sizes and masses. One of the central quests of astronomy is to understand how these star form, shine for billions of years, and eventually fade quietly into the dark as white dwarf, or go out with a bang as supernovas. Chandra and other X-ray telescopes focus on the high-energy action of this drama - sudden outbursts on the turbulent surfaces of stars, gale-force outflows of gas from hot, luminous stars, and awesome shock waves generated by supernova explosions. Overview of Stellar Evolution
ISBN 9628672487 9628672495 9628672401 9628678758 9889753731 Learn Chinese words with these fun games. Young students can learn and practice word recognition strategies, radicals, pictographic characters, measure words, vocabulary, phrase, and word usage as well as writing skills through word games. A picture of an object is shown on one side of a card and the characters are written on the back.
Earth Day Curriculum Resources, Grades K-5 By Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer Found in: Science, PreK-2, 3-5 Explore new and review familiar ways to live responsibly with these lessons, projects, activities, and games for grades K-5. Lesson Plans Conserving Water through Art! Fooling the mind’s eye Magic tricks rely on gaps in our perception and endure because the vulnerabilities of the mind are so predictable. Suslik1983/shutterstock If you’ve been to a magic show, you’ve almost certainly witnessed the mesmerizing trick in which a showman saws his female assistant in half. The woman lies down, her body seeming to extend the length of the table or some box. The magician seems to lock her inside a compartment (usually with her head and wiggling feet sticking out either end) and begins to saw through the region where her waist is hidden. After several excruciating minutes of suspense, out hops the woman.
Every Black Hole Contains a New Universe Inside Science Minds presents an ongoing series of guest columnists and personal perspectives presented by scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and others in the science community showcasing some of the most interesting ideas in science today. (ISM) -- Our universe may exist inside a black hole. This may sound strange, but it could actually be the best explanation of how the universe began, and what we observe today. It's a theory that has been explored over the past few decades by a small group of physicists including myself. Successful as it is, there are notable unsolved questions with the standard big bang theory, which suggests that the universe began as a seemingly impossible "singularity," an infinitely small point containing an infinitely high concentration of matter, expanding in size to what we observe today.
Themepark communication Nothing is more basic to the human experience than the need to communicate. From the earliest times, human beings have communicated in an effort to convey information and express feelings. Whether driven by practical reality or psychological necessity, communication gets at the fundamental human need of connecting with others. Indeed, the very word "communicate" means "share." Celebrate Earth Day! Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Digging Up Details on Worms: Using the Language of Science in an Inquiry Study This lesson, in which students research worms in order to create a classroom habitat, incorporates reading and writing across content areas as well as math and science activities. How Does My Garden Grow?
Learning in your sleep Your brain is so eager to learn that it does so even while you sleep, scientists recently found. National Institute of General Medical Sciences Sleeping and learning go hand in hand, studies have shown for years. Even a brief nap can boost your memory and sharpen your thinking. But the relationship goes deeper than that.
Previous Posts - Ms. Hastings Science & Social Studies Today we read about the difference between Work and Power and we also watch the two corresponding Brainpop.com videos After our reading and videos students were given the option to create a song or draw a cartoon to show what they learned about work and power. Inclined Plane Lab - 36 & 37 Today we completed a lab over inclined planes. The students were trying to decide if the height of a ramp affects the distance a car will travel. Around the Solar System - In Focus Robotic probes launched by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and others are gathering information all across the solar system. We currently have spacecraft in orbit around the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Saturn, and two operational rovers on Mars. Several others are on their way to smaller bodies, and a few are heading out of the solar system entirely.