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1. Gum-drop Structures
Tags: [Structures, shapes, model]  ...
2. Shape Scavenger Hunt
Tags: [Shapes, structures, grade 3, physical science]  ...
3. Kaleidoscope
Tags: [Angle, math, shapes, light, reflection, grade 4, kaleidoscope, patterns]  ...
4. Marshmallow House Challenge
Tags: [grade 3, structures, shapes, strength, load, design, construction]  ...
5. Oobleck
Students explore a non-Newtonian fluid, Oobleck.  Introduction Solids have definite shape but a fluid can change shapes because it flows. What's weird about this substance is that it isn't a ...
6. Gum-drop Structures
...  Investigate the strength of different shapes in building design Entire Activity These resources are free! You must LOGIN to download the activity.  Download Gum-drop structures (Activity ...
7. Ocean Connections: Orcas
... a language. Orcas use calls to find each other in the water, but how do they find their food in dark murky waters? By using echolocation, a series of high-pitched clicks, Orcas can determine sizes, shapes ...
8. Super Magic Tube
Students use geometrical shapes to make a magic tube that can produce ribbons. Introduction It’s not just a saying that it’s all “smoke and mirrors”! Magicians use a lot of math to make ...
9. Shape Scavenger Hunt
Shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles are chosen to give strength and flexibility to furniture, buildings, even playground equipment and jewelry! In this activity, students find shapes in their ...
10. Kaleidoscope
Shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles are chosen to give strength and flexibility to furniture, buildings, even playground equipment and jewelry! In this activity, students find shapes in their ...
11. Stroop Effect
... instead of the word itself. Even if the Stroop words were upside down, the brain would still recognize the shapes as letters and group them together as words to read. Objectives Students will ...
12. Finding the Centre of Gravity
... various shapes. Introduction Finding the centre of gravity of an irregular-shaped object is trickier than for a ruler or other regular shape. In this activity, students use the force of gravity to ...
13. Marshmallow House Challenge
Use some rather unique building materials to design and build a structure which is strong enough to support a book. Then try out different base shapes and see what happens! HOW STRONG IS YOUR HOUSE? ...
14. Magnets
... now make magnets in various shapes and sizes for different uses. One of the most common magnets — the bar magnet — is a long, rectangular bar that attracts pieces of ferrous objects. Magnetic poles  ...
15. Flight
... and experiments with kites, they spent a lot of time testing different glider shapes and learning about how gliders could be controlled. They designed and used a wind tunnel to test the shapes of the wings ...
16. Save Our Salmon
... farms and cities or towns. Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes. Many human activities can negatively affect animals, particularly wild salmon, in their natural watershed habitat. Urban development ...
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