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Hands On Science Activities Part 3

Posted on February 1, 2002 by Arbor Scientific

Hands on activities including counting calories in the classroom with potato chips, show potential energy and the conservation of energy with a pendulum, similarities with generators and electric motors, Watts Up meter measurements, and sugar linked to strength.

This post was posted in CoolStuff Newsletters, Chemistry, Electricity and was tagged with Hands on, activities
Hands on Science Activities Part 2

Posted on November 1, 2001 by Arbor Scientific

First I’ll share some of the known quantities with you. The Air Powered Projectile weighs 3.79 ounces…the Space shuttle averages about 250,000 lbs. Give or take a few thousand pounds, depending on the mission configuration.

This post was posted in CoolStuff Newsletters, Force & Motion and was tagged with Hands on, activities
Hands On Science Activities Part 1

Posted on September 1, 2001 by Arbor Scientific

Many physics and science teachers have adopted the egg drop contest. Where the students have to build a device that will keep an egg from breaking after a big fall. The idea here is for students to put into practice the concepts of gravity, acceleration, and force.

This post was posted in CoolStuff Newsletters, Force & Motion, Light & Color and was tagged with color, Hands on, activities, egg drop

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