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Gravitropism
Gravitropism
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Gravitropism
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.
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Gravitropism
Gravitropism
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Gravitropism
What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Where Should You Store Your Popcorn?
Where Should You Store Your Popcorn?
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Where Should You Store Your Popcorn?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.
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Where Should You Store Your Popcorn?
Where Should You Store Your Popcorn?
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Where Should You Store Your Popcorn?
This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Corn Maze STEM Challenge
Corn Maze STEM Challenge
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Corn Maze STEM Challenge
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!
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Corn Maze STEM Challenge
Corn Maze STEM Challenge
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Corn Maze STEM Challenge
Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
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How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Rule Breakers
Rule Breakers
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Rule Breakers
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.
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Rule Breakers
Rule Breakers
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Rule Breakers
Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Water Splashes
Water Splashes
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Water Splashes
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?
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Water Splashes
Water Splashes
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Water Splashes
Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Popcorn Pumice: Exploring Different Rock Densities
Popcorn Pumice: Exploring Different Rock Densities
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Popcorn Pumice: Exploring Different Rock Densities
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.
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Popcorn Pumice: Exploring Different Rock Densities
Popcorn Pumice: Exploring Different Rock Densities
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Popcorn Pumice: Exploring Different Rock Densities
In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Total Alkalinity and pH of Personal Care Products
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Total Alkalinity and pH of Personal Care Products
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.
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Total Alkalinity and pH of Personal Care Products
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Total Alkalinity and pH of Personal Care Products
Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Identify Trace Fossils
Identify Trace Fossils
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Identify Trace Fossils
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.
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Identify Trace Fossils
Identify Trace Fossils
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Identify Trace Fossils
Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Atmosperhic Layers
Atmosperhic Layers
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Atmosperhic Layers
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.
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Atmosperhic Layers
Atmosperhic Layers
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Atmosperhic Layers
This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Life-Size Maze
Life-Size Maze
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Life-Size Maze
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will create a set of instructions for navigating a life-size maze.
Lesson Plan
Life-Size Maze
Life-Size Maze
Lesson Plan
Life-Size Maze
In this lesson, students will create a set of instructions for navigating a life-size maze.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
Do You Need To Plant Seeds a Certain Direction for Them to Germinate?
Do You Need To Plant Seeds a Certain Direction for Them to Germinate?
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Do You Need To Plant Seeds a Certain Direction for Them to Germinate?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.
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Do You Need To Plant Seeds a Certain Direction for Them to Germinate?
Do You Need To Plant Seeds a Certain Direction for Them to Germinate?
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Do You Need To Plant Seeds a Certain Direction for Them to Germinate?
Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
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Can Jell-O be Made With Just Warm Water Instead of Boiling Hot and Then Cold?
Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Sound Localization: Judging Sound Direction
Sound Localization: Judging Sound Direction
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Sound Localization: Judging Sound Direction
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.
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Sound Localization: Judging Sound Direction
Sound Localization: Judging Sound Direction
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Sound Localization: Judging Sound Direction
How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.
Fifth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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When Seeds Explode
When Seeds Explode
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When Seeds Explode
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.
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When Seeds Explode
When Seeds Explode
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When Seeds Explode
In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Lactose and Lactase: Exploring Enzymes as Catalysts
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Lactose and Lactase: Exploring Enzymes as Catalysts
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.
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Lactose and Lactase: Exploring Enzymes as Catalysts
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Lactose and Lactase: Exploring Enzymes as Catalysts
Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Five Senses Weather
Five Senses Weather
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Five Senses Weather
Kindergarten
Life Science
This science and writing inspired lesson combines the five senses with weather predictions! Kindergarten students will love practicing their observation skills as they imagine tomorrow’s weather.
Lesson Plan
Five Senses Weather
Five Senses Weather
Lesson Plan
Five Senses Weather
This science and writing inspired lesson combines the five senses with weather predictions! Kindergarten students will love practicing their observation skills as they imagine tomorrow’s weather.
Kindergarten
Life Science
Lesson Plan
Talking to Plants
Talking to Plants
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Talking to Plants
Third Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.
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Talking to Plants
Talking to Plants
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Talking to Plants
This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.
Third Grade
Physical Science
Activity
Soil Amendments and Growing Beans
Soil Amendments and Growing Beans
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Soil Amendments and Growing Beans
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!
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Soil Amendments and Growing Beans
Soil Amendments and Growing Beans
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Soil Amendments and Growing Beans
Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Halloween Potions
Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
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Halloween Potions
Halloween Potions
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Halloween Potions
Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Meteorologist for a Day
Meteorologist for a Day
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Meteorologist for a Day
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.
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Meteorologist for a Day
Meteorologist for a Day
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Meteorologist for a Day
This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Investigate Magnetic Attraction
Investigate Magnetic Attraction
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Investigate Magnetic Attraction
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.
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Investigate Magnetic Attraction
Investigate Magnetic Attraction
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Investigate Magnetic Attraction
Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Does a Compass Work?
How Does a Compass Work?
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How Does a Compass Work?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.
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How Does a Compass Work?
How Does a Compass Work?
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How Does a Compass Work?
How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Create a Contour Map
Create a Contour Map
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Create a Contour Map
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.
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Create a Contour Map
Create a Contour Map
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Create a Contour Map
The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
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Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
First Grade
Measurement
In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.
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Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
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Insulation Experiment: Keep Your Body Warm
In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.
First Grade
Measurement
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Tangential Velocity and Circular Motion Experiment
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Tangential Velocity and Circular Motion Experiment
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this simple circular motion experiment, you'll observe tangential velocity and learn about how acceleration and centripetal force affect an object.
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Tangential Velocity and Circular Motion Experiment
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Tangential Velocity and Circular Motion Experiment
In this simple circular motion experiment, you'll observe tangential velocity and learn about how acceleration and centripetal force affect an object.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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The Mystery of the Missing Instructions
The Mystery of the Missing Instructions
Lesson Plan
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The Mystery of the Missing Instructions
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this lesson, students will solve a design problem and practice troubleshooting as they create a list of instructions for putting together a tent.
Lesson Plan
The Mystery of the Missing Instructions
The Mystery of the Missing Instructions
Lesson Plan
The Mystery of the Missing Instructions
In this lesson, students will solve a design problem and practice troubleshooting as they create a list of instructions for putting together a tent.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Lesson Plan
How to use Colored Filters to Send Secret Messages
How to use Colored Filters to Send Secret Messages
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How to use Colored Filters to Send Secret Messages
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.
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How to use Colored Filters to Send Secret Messages
How to use Colored Filters to Send Secret Messages
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How to use Colored Filters to Send Secret Messages
Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Build an Insect Model
Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.
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Build an Insect Model
Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
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Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!
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Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
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Animal Vision: Ocelli, Compound Eyes, and Camera Eyes
In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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