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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.

Students develop and apply the skills of questioning, sorting & classifying and making connections as they explore food chains in different habitats.

5 images some work that a scientist who studies the Earth's soil might do such as classifying types of soil and measuring the slope of soil

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

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.

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.

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

This backgrounder explains the difference between planets, dwarf planets and small solar system bodies, such as asteroids and comets.

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

When a nuclear reactor is no longer in use, the radioactivity in its materials remains. That’s why it’s important to safely deal with the radioactive waste those plants leave behind.

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

Learn how people came to understand the source of cosmic radiation, as well as how this radiation impacts those who work in and travel on airplanes.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a toy that is moved using forces applied by magnets.