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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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Interglactic Interview
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-12
Students will practice their interview skills by pitching an ordinary Earth item to a panel of alien investors.
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Roll
Duration: 120 min (Two 60 minute sessions)
Grade Levels: 4-12
Explore how to create triggers by building a device that releases a ball when activated.
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To Donate or Not to Donate
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 5-12
Research and develop an argument for choosing whether donate your body or not.
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Circle of Pong
Duration: 65 minutes
Grade Levels: 2-12
Use knowledge of energy and forces to place a ball in the center of a circle.
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Convection Currents
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 4-8
Explore how differences in density can create motion in liquids.
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Patterns of the Moon
Duration: 135 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-5
Apply computational thinking skills to identify patterns in the cycle of the moon. Then modify a computer program in Scratch that shows how the moon appears throughout the lunar cycle.
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Connecting with Climate
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-12
Explore how to problem-solve when approaching large-scale, multidimensional issues like climate change.
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Evolutionary Puzzles
Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Levels: 6-8
Create, organize, and structure data to explore patterns of heredity.
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Get in the Game
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-8
Use computational thinking to design your own board game!
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