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Recipe for Happiness

Source: Maya & Miguel Offline Activity/Project

Identify recipe ingredients and follow a series of steps to complete a recipe. Work cooperatively using conversational language to prepare authentic cultural foods. Details »

Changing Your Mind: Increasing Brainpower

Source: Scientific American Frontiers Lesson Plan

Investigate the brain and its connections - the number of possible routes along which a brain message might travel - by solving and creating geometric progressions. Conduct an experiment to learn about stimulus and response. Details »

Throw Your Weight Around

Source: Fetch Offline Activity/Project

Investigate the movement of the human body when balancing by attempting several balance challenges. Identify the body's ability to balance without conscious thought. Details »

Shark Attack!

Source: NOVA Lesson Plan

Examine the reasons sharks attack humans and design a method or a piece of equipment for surfing that would help surfers avoid being attacked by a shark. Details »

Volleyball

Source: Dragonfly TV Offline Activity/Project

Find out what kind of communication is most helpful on a volleyball court. Observe how people filter out distracting sounds, and conduct a communication experiment using two cups and a long string. Details »

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