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Learn how to do quantitative chemistry experiments involving reaction rates using microscale techniques that are relatively easy and quick to set up, without expensive equipment.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Which is better: tap or bottled water? Try these activities based on simple analyses, a debate, and a blind tasting to learn about drinking water and encourage sustainable habits.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Picture sequences provide engaging opportunities for students to explore the concepts of speed and acceleration using supplied digital images or their own smartphones.
Ages: 11-14, 16-19, 14-16;
Learn about a variety of biochemical aspects of honey through a series of simple experiments using the sugary product of bees.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Meet the planarian, a fascinating flatworm with incredible biological abilities unique and surprising ways responses to various stimuli.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Do air convection currents really move as they are drawn in textbook illustrations? Let’s make invisible convection currents visible using mist.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Still standing: have you ever wondered how buildings stand? Or why they sometimes fall? Let’s explore this through bridges, from construction to collapse.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
The oceans cover over 70% of the surface of our planet. Try these activities to learn more about Earth’s largest habitat and how it affects our lives.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Everybody dance now: students hold ropes and dance to form a topological tangle. Using fraction arithmetic, the knot will finally be untied!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Wherever we live, we affect and are affected by the ocean. Track down escaped rubber ducks, raise mountains, and feel the Sun’s heat to learn more.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
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Quick quantitative chemistry – the microscale way
Topics: Chemistry, Sustainability
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What are you drinking? Tap water versus bottled water
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering, Health, Science and society, Sustainability
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Moving pictures: teach speed, acceleration, and scale with photograph sequences
Topics: Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
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To bee or not to bee: the chemistry of honey
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Hands-on experiments with planaria
Topics: Biology, Health
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A misty way to see convection currents
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Physics, Profiles
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Building bridges: how do structures stay upright?
Topics: Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, STEAM
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Practical ocean literacy for all: ecology and exploration
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
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Dance, tangles, and topology!
Topics: Mathematics, STEAM
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Practical ocean literacy for all: Earth science
Topics: Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
