Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry

Unit

Planets and Moons

Subject

Earth and Space Science

Grade Level

ES 5-6

Activity Name(s)

Moon Phases

Seasons: Changing the Length of Daylight

Seasons: Changing Position of the Season

Unit

Driving Forces of Reactions

Subject

Chemistry

Grade Level

HS

Activity Name(s)

Chemical Reaction Rates

Making and Breaking Bonds

Reaction Rates

Being Prepared

Only a computer is required for "Chemical Reaction Rates" and "Making and Breaking Bonds".

Materials required for Reaction Rates:

Unit

Ramps and Friction

Subject

Physics

Grade Level

HS

Activity Name(s)

Gravity Rules in the Skatepark

Motion on a Ramp

Being Prepared

Gravity Rules in the Skatepark

This activity would ideally be completed by individual students, with one student per computer.

Unit

Heat of Reaction

Subject

Chemistry

Grade Level

HS

Activity Name(s)

Activation Energy

Baggie Chemistry

Explosion

Making Heat

Unit

Sound

Subject

Physical Science

Grade Level

MS

Activity Name(s)

Complex Sounds and Instruments

How Loud, How High?

Being Prepared

Be sure to run the sound grapher model on the computers that you intend to use with the class. Some computers may require particular settings and/or downloads prior to being used.

Set up the activities using the sound grapher far enough apart to minimize the interference of noise from one group to the next.

Unit

Soil and Rocks

Subject

Earth and Space Science

Grade Level

ES 5-6

Activity Name(s)

Crystals

Introducing Soil

Weathering Rocks

Being Prepared

For both of these activities teachers may want to do pre-teaching on how to use microscopes.

Unit

Habitat and Life Cycles

Subject

Life Science

Grade Level

ES 3-4

Activity Names

Predator and Prey

Virtual Greenhouse