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Web of changes
Students will think through and diagram an Arctic and local food web and will explore how ecosystem disruptions can impact the food webs.
The Periodic Table: A nuclear view
Students will learn how interactions among the protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus affect the properties and stability of chemical elements, and how these properties could inform the creation of future elements.
Tracing tracks and guessing gaits
Students will use what they know about physics and human range of motion to analyze classmates’ trackways and infer how their classmates made the tracks.
Volcanoes, erupting now?
Students will review volcano monitoring data and learn how to use it to predict possible volcano behavior.
Now trending, the Periodic Table
After watching videos about the periodic table, students will identify general patterns in the table.
Asking for directions on Mars
Students will learn how to use an interactive online map of Mars and will identify features and make generalizations about Martian geography.
Radical protection
Students will analyze a graph from the Science News article "Parkinson's pathways."
Martian water challenge
Students will use common materials to design, build and test their own water purification system.
Pucker up
Students will analyze the amount of a chemical in a dietary supplement.
The SN 10 Game
Students will come up with a Jeopardy! style game or use a game provided to better understand the character traits, personality qualities and career paths of the SN 10: Scientists to Watch.
Tongue tied
This activity will help students understand how the similarities and differences between languages may influence language learning.
Looking up languages
Students will explore and compare articles about languages and language learning as reported by Science News and Science News for Students.