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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Weathering, Erosion, and the Rock Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the processes involved throughout the creation of sedimentary rock.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Hey Rock, How Old Are You?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the relative age of rocks by identifying sedimentary rock and observing its layers.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mantle Convection and Earth's Features

For Students 6th - 8th
A resource to help understand that the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates is caused by convection. The plates' movements cause geologic features on the Earth's surface.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Do or Die: Extinction in a Changing World

For Students 9th - 10th
A Resource to help understand that concept of natural selection and to realize that organisms need to adapt to survive.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: From Flowers to Freckles: Medel's Mighty Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how scientist use models to simplify concepts in science.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: The Story of Our Start

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how offspring are created through the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Yes or No to Gmo?

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover the purpose of genetic engineering in agriculture. Explore the pros and cons of genetic modification.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Antarctic Food Web Challenge

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover how energy flows as part of a food web. Identify the ultimate source of energy for organisms on Earth.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Where Have All the Scrub Jays Gone?

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how organisms rely on one another but also compete with one another within the same ecosystem.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Identification of Variables

For Students 6th - 8th
An explanation of how dependent and independent variables are used during experimentation.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Scientific Laws and Theories

For Students 6th - 8th
Differentiate between scientific laws and theories. Identify examples of scientific theories and use evidence to support them.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Heat and States of Matter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how states of matter can change as heat is added to a system.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Conservation of Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the Law of Conservation of Energy.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Center Stage: Models of the Solar System

For Students 7th - 9th
An explanation of two very different perspectives of the solar system.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about photosynthesis from the parts of a plant to the reactions that make food.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Your Ice Cream Is Moving

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn how states of matter are dependent on an object's average kinetic energy.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mass and Weight: What's the Difference?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the differences between mass and weight.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Finding Amounts of "Stuff": Exploring Density

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn what density is and how to calculate it using mass and volume.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Atoms Make Up Everything

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how atoms are the building blocks of all living and nonliving things.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Cooking With Chef Ragu: Acids, Bases, & Salts

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what makes a substance an acid or a base. Learn how salts are formed.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Physical and Chemical Changes

For Students 7th - 9th
Explore the differences between chemical and physical changes, including some examples at the atomic level.
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Hot on the Trail

For Students 7th - 9th
Learn what affect changing temperature has in regards to chemical reactions.