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Innovating with Form and Function
Lessons
Students use their understanding of form and function to design an innovative object or device.
![Denika Mitchelmore Regardant le pont du navire depuis sa grue de manœuvre de cabine de grue](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2020-03/Denika%20Mitchelmore.jpeg?itok=n12zXFIL)
Denika Mitchelmore
Assistant Crane Operator
![The planet Mars](/sites/default/files/2019-10/Mars.png)
What is your weight on another planet?
Hands-on Activities
Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.
![What do magnets do?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/what-do-magnets-do.jpg)
What do magnets do?
Hands-on Activities
Have fun discovering what magnets can pick up in this hands on activity.
![The rocky planets](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Rocky_planets.jpg?itok=5IsUrgOh)
The Inner Solar System
STEM Explained
Earth is covered in rocks. So are Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon. Does that mean the rocky planets are all the same?
![Roller Coaster Roller Coaster](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1454520910860-c95bba7de5a2.jpg?itok=9wC1kwyB)
Simple Machines: Inclined Planes
Picture Collections
5 images of examples where inclined planes are used to help lift or move objects such as ramps for accessibility or entertainment
![Seesaw [Class 1 Lever] Seesaw [Class 1 Lever]](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/seesaw.jpg?itok=pRWoCsg2)
Simple Machines: Levers
Picture Collections
6 images of some objects such as tweezers, scissors and wheel barrows that use the lever principle to create movement for a specific purpose
![Pulley With Chains Pulley with Chains](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/ARA2011-01-03_13-46-56.jpg?itok=bSBBEgxq)
Simple Machines: Pulleys
Picture Collections
6 images of some objects such as in fitness equipment which use wheels with grooves in their rims called pulleys for movement
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Soaring for Sport
STEM Explained
Ever dreamed if overcoming gravity and flying away? Using aerodynamics, wingsuit jumpers get as close to flight as humanly possible.
![Tennis Balls Tennis Balls](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/PM_Tennis_Balls.jpg?itok=rGSq-yLm)
Bouncing Objects
Picture Collections
10 images of some spherical objects such as golf balls and tennis balls that are made of different materials and used for specific purposes
![Assortment of souvenir magnets on the fridge](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/souvenir-magnets-on-the-fridge.jpg?itok=pMIVtKoG)
Magnificent Magnets
Lessons
Students develop and apply the skills of sorting & classifying, comparing & contrasting and predicting as they explore magnetism as a non-contact force that causes movement.
![How can I make my own weighing scale?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-make-my-own-weighing-scale.jpg)
How can I make my own weighing scale?
Hands-on Activities
Make a scale from simple materials and test it to measure weight.
![How can I move water with just a comb?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-i-move-water-with-just-a-comb.jpg)
How can I move water with just a comb?
Hands-on Activities
Have you ever experienced static electricity? Like when you pull a wool sweater over your head in the winter? See what else static electricity can do in this hands-on activity.
![How can you lift a marble off a table without touching it with your hands?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-can-you-lift-a-marble-off-a-table.jpg)
How can you lift a marble off a table without touching it with your hands?
Hands-on Activities
Is it magic? No - it’s physics! Use circular motion to overcome the force of gravity and amaze your family!
![How does a wheelbarrow help you carry heavy loads?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-does-a-wheelbarrow-help-you-carry-heavy-loads.jpg)
How does a wheelbarrow help you carry heavy loads?
Hands-on Activities
In this hands on activity build a wheelbarrow from simple materials to explore just how useful simple machines can be!