Students will develop questions about the industry while looking at a photo of shark fins removed from living sharks, and eventually come to understand the environmental effects of shark finning.
Explore Newton’s Second Law of Motion and see it in action! Build a rocket out of a balloon and straw to see how mass affects the acceleration of an object!
Students will be guided to explore pH indicators and determine the percent composition of substances like vinegar all with materials they can find at home!
Students investigate the enzyme lactase and use the enzyme to help them identify the sugars that are present in three milk samples: rice milk, soy milk, and cow’s milk.
This activity will address how exercise affects the rate of cellular respiration using three different indicators: breathing rate, heart rate, and carbon dioxide production.
This unit will introduce students to tectonic plates. Students will develop questions after viewing satellite images showing uplift along the coast of New Zealand from 2010 to 2016.
Students will analyze the effect of forces on a brain model, gather collision data from tested materials, and go through the engineering process to design a new helmet.
Students will learn the difference between precision and accuracy while using tools like rulers and calipers to measure items and calculate standard deviations.
