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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
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Design Challenge: Letters of the Alphabet
Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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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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Celery Experiment
Celery Experiment
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Celery Experiment
First Grade
Life Science
Learn more about how plants work with this cool celery experiment! Use this worksheet to help you record your observations after doing this experiment.
Worksheet
Celery Experiment
Celery Experiment
Worksheet
Celery Experiment
Learn more about how plants work with this cool celery experiment! Use this worksheet to help you record your observations after doing this experiment.
First Grade
Life Science
Worksheet
Read a Thermometer
Read a Thermometer
Worksheet
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Read a Thermometer
Second Grade
Measurement
Learn to read a standard thermometer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius in this informative second- and third-grade worksheet! 
Worksheet
Read a Thermometer
Read a Thermometer
Worksheet
Read a Thermometer
Learn to read a standard thermometer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius in this informative second- and third-grade worksheet! 
Second Grade
Measurement
Worksheet
Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
Second Grade
Measurement
This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
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Which Cup Best Prevents Ice from Melting?
This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.
Second Grade
Measurement
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Sink or Float with the Cookie Monster
Sink or Float with the Cookie Monster
Lesson Plan
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Sink or Float with the Cookie Monster
Kindergarten
Physical Science
This fun and interactive lesson will teach your students the scientific method to find out if something sinks or floats with a little help from Cookie Monster.
Lesson Plan
Sink or Float with the Cookie Monster
Sink or Float with the Cookie Monster
Lesson Plan
Sink or Float with the Cookie Monster
This fun and interactive lesson will teach your students the scientific method to find out if something sinks or floats with a little help from Cookie Monster.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Lesson Plan
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
Plants Need Sunlight and Water
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Plants Need Sunlight and Water
This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
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Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables
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Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
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Discovering and Sorting Seeds in Fruits and Vegetables
In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Second Grade
Measurement
Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
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Why Doesn't the Ocean Freeze?
Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.
Second Grade
Measurement
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Folding Paper
Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
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Folding Paper
Folding Paper
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Folding Paper
Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
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Design Challenge: Making a Catapult
In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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What Is an Algorithm?
What Is an Algorithm?
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What Is an Algorithm?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will learn to create a simple algorithm using block code. The platform used for this activity is a website created by Google that provides free educational games that teach students to program using block code.
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
What Is an Algorithm?
Lesson Plan
What Is an Algorithm?
In this lesson, students will learn to create a simple algorithm using block code. The platform used for this activity is a website created by Google that provides free educational games that teach students to program using block code.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
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Design Challenge: Glowing Bouncy Egg
In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
What Are the Layers of the Earth?
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
What Are the Layers of the Earth?
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What Are the Layers of the Earth?
Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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