GEOLOGY
Erosion and Weathering
Earthquakes
Aquifer Systems
Plate Tectonics
Fossil Dig
Mining of Minerals
Volcanoes
Geothermal Energy
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BIOLOGY
Memory Testing by age, gender
Different Types of Joints
Ear--How it works--sound vs. noise
Eye--How it works--Optical Illusions
Hands & Feet taping--hooves, etc.
Dentition
Photosynthesis
Nutrition
Bugs--sensitivity to light, etc.
Endosperm of Seeds |
METEOROLOGY
Cloud Formation
Tornado in a box (or bottle)
Evaporation Rates
Doppler Radar/other current instruments
Model of the Water Cycle
Formation of Lightning
Barometers
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ECOLOGY
Cleaning up Oil Spills
Wind Power
Solar Power
Build a Scale Model of a Climax Community
Greenhouse Effect
Purification of Water
Recycling
Landfill/Composts |
OCEANOGRAPHY
Sonar (Bathymetry--sounding)
Cartesian Divers (Pressure)
Submersibles
Ocean Zones
Ocean Currents and Salinity
El Nino
Hydrothermal Vents
Buoyancy |
GENETICS
Tasters--Survey (PTC, etc.)
Left/Right Handedness Reaction Time
X-linked traits
Color Preferences (red/green blindness; eye color)
Cell Division
Bioethics Survey (Genetically Modified Foods)
Green vs. Albino corn
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ASTRONOMY
Galaxies
Proportional Model of our Solar System
Comparing Telescopes
Why do stars in the sky seem to twinkle?
What causes the seasons?
What causes the phases of the moon?
Black holes
Problems with Micrometeorites |
MAGNETISM & ELECTRICITY
Testing Electromagnets--current/armature
Building Electric Circuits (series, parallel)
Fruit/Vegetable Batteries--CD players, etc.
What materials can be charged with static electricity?
What materials allow magnetism to go through them?
Generators (Van de Graaff)
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SPACE EXPLORATION
Robotics
Products Developed for space used everyday
Layers in a Space Suit (Chameleon Suit--future)
Journey Times if Manned Spacecraft (Fitness)
Plotting Voyager's Path
International Space Station
Can we live on another planet? What would we need?
Rocket Design (thrusters) |
CHEMISTRY
Which metals conduct heat?
Surface tension (anti-bubbles)
Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic
Effects of temperature on density of gases
Catalysts
pH
How do batteries work? (chemical reactions)
Ice packs/Hot hands
Chemistry in Photography |
PHYSICS
Pulleys
Pendulum
Paper Airplanes
Friction on various surfaces
Length, tension, and mass of string--affect on pitch
Bridges
Cars--body styles, wheels, why win race
Optics (Light rays, prisms, etc.)
Gravity
Counter weights |
