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PI in the SKY
What is pi anyway? After this set of activities, your pupils should have multiple answers to this question. Investigate pi with various experiments and discoveries. Calculate the ratio circumference/diameter for different sized circles....
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Top Science: Tack Toss [Pdf]
An activity where students toss a set of tacks one hundred times and plot how many land on their sides each time. They then calculate the mode, median, and mean.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Cabbage Chemistry [Pdf]
Experiment using water from boiling red cabbage to determine if a material is an acid, a base, or neutral.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Conduction and Convection [Pdf]
Experiment investigating conduction and convection of heat in water.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Air Force [Pdf]
Experiment investigating atmospheric pressure using simple materials.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Paper Beam Balance [Pdf]
Construct and test a beam balance made out of paper.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Paper Clip Pendulums [Pdf]
Investigate how the length of a pendulum's chain or string affects the frequency of its swings.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Monocots/dicots [Pdf]
Grow corn and bean seeds and measure their comparative growth over time.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Moon on a Stick [Pdf]
Investigate why the moon does not always appear to be round.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Scale Solar System [Pdf]
Practice drawing the solar system to scale.
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Top Science: Make a Slide Rule [Pdf]
An activity where students create a slide rule, and learn how to use it for calculation.
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Top Science: Treasure Map [Pdf]
An activity where students construct a 3-D scene using lentils and props, and bury a coin in it. They then create a map showing the location of the buried coin. This lesson from TOPScience gives clear instructions on how to use this...
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Top Science: Sneaky Algebra [Pdf]
For this activity, students compare the volumes of three sizes of Gerber baby food jars, in various combinations, by filling them with lentils.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Clock Pendulum [Pdf]
Create a clock that accurately keeps time using a pendulum.
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Top Science: Decimal Bounce [Pdf]
An activity where students learn the meanings of metric prefixes, and how to use them with decimal numbers and with different units of measurement.
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Top Science: Pi Graph [Pdf]
An activity where students explore and graph the relationship between the diameter and the circumference of a circle.
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Top Science: Go Figure! [Pdf]
This is a classic area puzzle where polygon shapes are rearranged, giving what seems to be a different total area. Students must try to determine why there is a discrepancy.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Slow Drips [Pdf]
Investigate density by floating an ice cube on the surface of cooking oil and observe what happens as it melts.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Will Iron Burn? [Pdf]
Explore the oxidation of iron in a candle flame using a nail and steel wool.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: In Between [Pdf]
Investigate why mixing salt with rice, or salt with water, causes the overall volume to decrease.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Water Domes [Pdf]
Investigate the cohesive tension on the surface of water.
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Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Pinhole Microscope [Pdf]
Create and use a pinhole magnifier.