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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.
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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
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A Single Movable Pulley and Mechanical Advantage
Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Examples of Mechanical Weathering
Examples of Mechanical Weathering
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Examples of Mechanical Weathering
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.
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Examples of Mechanical Weathering
Examples of Mechanical Weathering
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Examples of Mechanical Weathering
Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box
Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box
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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box
Fifth Grade
Measurement
Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.
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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box
Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box
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Determining Mold and Mechanical Deterioration Risk for an Artifact Storage Box
Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.
Fifth Grade
Measurement
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
Design Challenge: Improve the School
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
Design Challenge: Improve the School
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Design Challenge: Improve the School
In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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With My Eyes Closed Shut! Using all of Our Senses Except Sight, Can we Readily Identify Objects?
With My Eyes Closed Shut! Using all of Our Senses Except Sight, Can we Readily Identify Objects?
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With My Eyes Closed Shut! Using all of Our Senses Except Sight, Can we Readily Identify Objects?
Fourth Grade
Life Science
This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.
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With My Eyes Closed Shut! Using all of Our Senses Except Sight, Can we Readily Identify Objects?
With My Eyes Closed Shut! Using all of Our Senses Except Sight, Can we Readily Identify Objects?
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With My Eyes Closed Shut! Using all of Our Senses Except Sight, Can we Readily Identify Objects?
This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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How to Separate Salt from Water
How to Separate Salt from Water
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How to Separate Salt from Water
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
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How to Separate Salt from Water
How to Separate Salt from Water
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How to Separate Salt from Water
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game
Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game
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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.
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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game
Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game
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Balancing Rocks: A Wobbly Game
Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.
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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
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Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design and Build a City
Design and Build a City
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Design and Build a City
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.
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Design and Build a City
Design and Build a City
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Design and Build a City
Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
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STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and critical thinking skills in young learners while introducing them to the engineering process.
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
Worksheet
STEM Design Challenge Cards for Young Learners
Use these STEM design challenges to foster creativity and critical thinking skills in young learners while introducing them to the engineering process.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Worksheet
How to Make a Rubber Band Car
How to Make a Rubber Band Car
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How to Make a Rubber Band Car
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.
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How to Make a Rubber Band Car
How to Make a Rubber Band Car
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How to Make a Rubber Band Car
Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Build a Tunnel
Build a Tunnel
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Build a Tunnel
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
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Build a Tunnel
Build a Tunnel
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Build a Tunnel
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower
Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower
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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!
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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower
Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower
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Building Brick Challenge: Build the Eiffel Tower
In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.
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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
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Hero's Engine: Example of Newton's Third Law
In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Density Experiment
Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
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Density Experiment
Density Experiment
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Density Experiment
This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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The Single Fixed Pulley System
The Single Fixed Pulley System
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The Single Fixed Pulley System
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.
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The Single Fixed Pulley System
The Single Fixed Pulley System
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The Single Fixed Pulley System
Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat
Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat
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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.
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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat
Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat
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Building Brick Challenge: Build a Boat
Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Wacky Windmill Challenge
Wacky Windmill Challenge
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Wacky Windmill Challenge
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Windmills have been around for generations to grind food and create energy. During this challenge, students will use various materials and put their engineering skills to work by creating their own windmills.
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Wacky Windmill Challenge
Wacky Windmill Challenge
Lesson Plan
Wacky Windmill Challenge
Windmills have been around for generations to grind food and create energy. During this challenge, students will use various materials and put their engineering skills to work by creating their own windmills.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?
Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?
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Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?
Fifth Grade
Life Science
Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.
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Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?
Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?
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Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?
Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.
Fifth Grade
Life Science
Activity
Factors Affecting Solubility
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Factors Affecting Solubility
Third Grade
Measurement
Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.
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Factors Affecting Solubility
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Factors Affecting Solubility
Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.
Third Grade
Measurement
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Do Plants Experience Pollution? Will Plants Grow More or Less or be Unaffected when Grown in Polluted Soil?
Do Plants Experience Pollution? Will Plants Grow More or Less or be Unaffected when Grown in Polluted Soil?
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Do Plants Experience Pollution? Will Plants Grow More or Less or be Unaffected when Grown in Polluted Soil?
Fourth Grade
Life Science
This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.
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Do Plants Experience Pollution? Will Plants Grow More or Less or be Unaffected when Grown in Polluted Soil?
Do Plants Experience Pollution? Will Plants Grow More or Less or be Unaffected when Grown in Polluted Soil?
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Do Plants Experience Pollution? Will Plants Grow More or Less or be Unaffected when Grown in Polluted Soil?
This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
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Whole and Parts: Taking Things Apart
This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Making Glass Invisible
Making Glass Invisible
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Making Glass Invisible
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.
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Making Glass Invisible
Making Glass Invisible
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Making Glass Invisible
Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Simple Machines
Simple Machines
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Simple Machines
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.
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Simple Machines
Simple Machines
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Simple Machines
In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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LEGO Marble Maze
LEGO Marble Maze
Lesson Plan
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LEGO Marble Maze
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will solve a design problem as they create a marble maze out of LEGO bricks.
Lesson Plan
LEGO Marble Maze
LEGO Marble Maze
Lesson Plan
LEGO Marble Maze
In this lesson, students will solve a design problem as they create a marble maze out of LEGO bricks.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Water and Mosses
Water and Mosses
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Water and Mosses
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.
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Water and Mosses
Water and Mosses
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Water and Mosses
This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
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Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.
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Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
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Demonstrating Photosynthesis: Writing in Grass
This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse
The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse
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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.
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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse
The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse
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The Drawbacks of an Optical Mouse
Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Are Insects Attracted to Heat or Light?
Are Insects Attracted to Heat or Light?
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Are Insects Attracted to Heat or Light?
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.
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Are Insects Attracted to Heat or Light?
Are Insects Attracted to Heat or Light?
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Are Insects Attracted to Heat or Light?
Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Determining the Ages of Trees
Determining the Ages of Trees
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Determining the Ages of Trees
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.
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Determining the Ages of Trees
Determining the Ages of Trees
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Determining the Ages of Trees
This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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