Density Columns-
Science 8: Outcome: FD8.1- Investigate and represent the density of solids, liquids, and gases based on the particle theory of matter
Disappearing Pennies
Science 8: Outcome: OP8.1 - Predict how light will refract when passing into transparent media with different refractive indices (e.g., water, salt water, plastic, glass, and oil) and conduct an experiment to confirm or refute that prediction
Film Canister Rockets
Science 7: Outcome MS7.1- Create mechanical mixtures and solutions using common materials and compare the physical properties of the original materials and the resultant mixture or solution
Tea Bag Rockets
Science 7: Outcome: HT7.3- Investigate principles and applications of heat transfer via the processes of conduction, convection, and radiation
Underwater Volcano
Science 7- Ouctcome: HT7.3- Model convection currents in fluids (liquid or gas) and discuss the effectiveness of the model
Build a Terrarium
Science 7- Outcome: IE7.2- Observe, illustrate, and analyze living organisms within local ecosystems as part of interconnected food webs, populations, and communities
Magic Wand-Science 7- Outcome: HT7.3- Investigate principles and applications of heat transfer via the processes of conduction, convection, and radiation
Plate Boundaries-
Science 7- Outcome: EC7.1- Create models or simulations of the processes of mountain formation and the folding and faulting of Earth’s surface, including movements at diverging, converging, and transform plate boundaries
Blowing up a Balloon (chemical reactions)-
Science 7- Outcome: MS7.1- Distinguish between pure substances and mixtures (mechanical mixtures and solutions) using the particle model of matter