Resources
- You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes
- Provided by PBS
- Physics
- Hands-On Projects, Curriculum and Lesson Plans
- For Educators
- Students simulate p waves (longitudinal) & s waves (transverse) using a slinky and rope. Students also simulate one of the three types of lithospheric boundaries and investigate plate tectonics.
- Natural Born Robots: "Robots Have Feelings, Too"
- Provided by PBS
- Engineering
- Hands-On Projects, Curriculum and Lesson Plans
- For Educators
- Students work on robotic form by building a simple device that simulates a human arm lifting a mass.
- What's the Right Dose?
- Provided by PBS
- Biology, Chemistry
- Curriculum and Lesson Plans
- For Educators
- Students determine the toxicity of salt to an intracellular liver process using a dose response curve to learn more about chemotherapy.
- Einstein's Big Idea
- Provided by PBS
- Chemistry
- Curriculum and Lesson Plans
- For Educators
- Students conduct an inquiry into the meaning of m in E = mc2 by exploring how objects of mass interact during a chemical reaction in a plastic bag, and by measuring mass before and after chemicals are mixed together.
- Saved By the Sun
- Provided by PBS
- Earth/Environmental Science
- Hands-On Projects, Curriculum and Lesson Plans
- For Educators
- Students follow a seven-step invention process to design, build, and test a solar cooker that will pasteurize water.