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Students will learn about the properties of sound as they design, test and build a musical instrument.

Why do a baseball and a rocket need the same launch speed to get from Earth into space? It has to do with physics and gravitational force.

Students work collaboratively to design and build a boot tread that will use friction to prevent slipping on an incline.

When fertilizers from agriculture get into lakes and rivers, big problems can result for aquatic ecosystems, food chains & webs!

Students work collaboratively to design and build a device that uses simple machines to launch ping-pong balls.

The human eye lets us see the world by sending impulses to our nervous system. In many ways, it is very similar to other optical devices, including cameras.

This strategy helps students process and make sense of new information.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a structure that will protect a seed from the elements.

Collaborative learning is an approach to learning and teaching in which a group of students work together to achieve a common goal (e.g., to solve a problem, meet a challenge, answer a question, share learning). Collaborative learning requires a learning environment that is fluid and inclusive, and that supports independence and interdependence of students with each other and with the educator.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a device that is able to sort seeds by size.

This strategy helps students understand the meaning of key concepts through the use of a graphic organizer.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a sifter that separates soil according to particle size.

This strategy helps a group of students share and discuss ideas in order to produce a collective, agreed-upon response.

Students will design and build a model apartment building and learn how buildings such as these can be a solution for suburban sprawl.

Panic attacks are scary and they upset your body’s chemical equilibrium. Learn what happens to acids & bases in your circulatory system during a panic attack.