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Irrigation Situation
Use the design process to create a hillside garden irrigation system that maximizes water efficiency.
Grades: 3-5
Duration: 90 minutes
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Like most of our resources, this lesson is aligned with the engineering strand of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). |
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Green Pennies
Duration: 30 minutes of set-up, 5 days of observation
Grade Levels: 5-8
Design a device that can pick up three different objects from at least three feet away.
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Pick + Chews Data Talk
Data Talk: 5-15 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-12
How does the food we eat impact the environment? Analyze graphs about three different food groups and consider how you could build a meal that has less impact on our…
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Wind Maze
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-12
Students will explore the elements by designing a wind maze, a device that can direct the wind along a specific path.
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Planet Protectors
Duration: 120 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-12
Students work together to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) which educates others about protecting our planet.
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Energy Red Light Green Light
Duration: 20 minutes
Grade Levels: 2-4
This outdoor exercise game deepens understanding of potential and kinetic energy.
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Wildfire Warning
Duration: Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-8
Design a wind detection device, an anemometer, that could warn community members of the strength and direction of high winds during a wildfire.
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Molecule Madness
Duration: 30 minutes
Grade Level: 2
Students will use their own bodies to demonstrate how molecules are arranged and move within the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
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Property Investigators
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Level: 2
Students will investigate and analyze the properties of a set of items to determine which materials are best suited for different tasks.
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Exploring Chain Reactions
Lesson: Two 60 minute sessions; Activity: 30 minute
Grade Levels: 2-12
Explore stored energy and energy transfer while building a series of chain reactions.
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