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PROPERTIES OF MATTER
HELIUM
BALLOONS: As students discover how to make neutrally buoyant helium
balloons maneuver through suspended hula hoops they learn how airplanes
stay up in the air. (1st through 6th grade) OBJECTS THE SAME: Ten objects are presented with one overriding characteristic in common. The students eventually discover that characteristic. This class clearly demonstrates the scientific method. (1st thru 6th grade) DESTRUCTIVE TESTING: Students test the strength of materials with their own hands. Stretchable plastic films, bullet-proof vest thread, mylar film, untearable paper, and very soft metal wire. (2nd through 6th grade) PARACHUTES: Students learn about viscosity of liquids and gasses then they try to make a parachute that will float as long as possible. (2nd through 6th grade) THE SUNKEN RAFT: Students each make rafts from one square foot of aluminum foil then they carefully load it with gravel until it sinks to see which shape has the greatest volume. (2nd through 6th grade) HOT AIR BALLOONS: Students work in teams to make a 12 foot tall hot air balloon and then they inflate it outside with hair dryers. If hot air rises, why is it cold on top of the mountain? (2nd through 6th grade) SUBMARINES: Students discover the difference in compressibility of air and water as they make a submarine that will sink or float at their command. (2nd through 6th grade) [Chemistry] [Earth and Life Science ] [Heat and Light] [Simple Machines] [Sound] [Potential and Kinetic Energy] [States of Matter] [Electricity and Magnetism ]
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DENSITY:
Students experiment with a simple balance and cubes of lead, copper,
iron, zinc, aluminum, magnesium, plastic, wood, and foam to gain
first-hand experience with the nature of density. (K thru 5th)
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