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Lightning: Lightning Varieties

Source: NOVA scienceNOW: NOVA scienceNOW Interactive/Online Activity

Compare and contrast different types of lightning bolts. Details »

Columns

Source: Building Big Offline Activity/Project

Explore different types of supports and the forces that act upon them. Investigate the best design of a column, including the role that size and dimensions play on its load capacity. Details »

Horse Ears

Source: Dragonfly TV Lesson Plan

Examine horse behavior, identify friendly and aggressive horse behaviors and determine whether horses and other animals can communicate with their ears. Details »

MIT Competition: Battle of the Crazy Machines

Source: Scientific American Frontiers Lesson Plan

Describe how complex machines are created from simple machines, and design and build a device that that can lift an object and then drop it into a specific location. Details »

Fire Wars: Fire Season Statistics

Source: NOVA Lesson Plan

Discuss data and statistics to determine the information conveyed, patterns revealed and conclusions that can be drawn. Present information in various ways, such as bar graphs, tables and pie graphs and determine what other information is desired. Details »

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