Getting Energized!
This is a series of activities that introduces students to types of energy, their uses, ways to save, and making informed choices.
Stem Discipline:
Energy
Grade Level:
Grades 3-5
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Calculating the Top Quark Mass
Using data provided by Fermilab, students use conservation of momentum to calculate the mass of the top quark.
Stem Discipline:
Physics
Grade Level:
Grades 11-12, Grades 12 plus
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Argonne National Laboratory's Recycling Pilot Plant
This resource provides information about recycling all parts of junked cars and proposed ways of using the recycled materials.
Stem Discipline:
Chemistry
Grade Level:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
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Magnetic Deflection of Beta Rays
Students use magnetism to deflect the path of beta radiation.
Stem Discipline:
Physics, Mathematics
Grade Level:
Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
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Anti-Gravity Water Trick
This clip demonstrates how you can reduce the surface tension on the opening of an upside down jar to hold water in without spilling.
Stem Discipline:
Chemistry
Grade Level:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
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Experiments with Wind to Produce Energy
Students construct a wind vane and learn how to measure wind speed.
Stem Discipline:
Energy
Grade Level:
Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
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Calculate the Z Mass
Students use momentum conservation, energy conservation and two-dimensional vector addition to calculate the mass of the Z boson, using data from the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.
Stem Discipline:
Physics
Grade Level:
Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12, Grades 12 plus
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Air Pollution: A Local and Global Problem
Students investigate sources and causes of air pollution and propose solutions based on research.
Stem Discipline:
Chemistry, Environmental Science
Grade Level:
Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
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Magnets and Electromagnets
Students make and test electromagnets using size D batteries and a length of wire.
Stem Discipline:
Physics
Grade Level:
Grades 3-5
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How Light can Keep us Safe
This resource provides information about the discovery of a cheaper and more efficient form of LED that helps change displays. It may be used in the future as a sensor to detect harmful substances.
Stem Discipline:
Chemistry, Physics
Grade Level:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
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Plotting LHC Discovery
Using data collected by the Compact Muon Solenoid detector, students create a histogram and analyze the features of a mass plot indicating a discovery.
Stem Discipline:
Physics
Grade Level:
Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12, Grades 12 plus
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Biogas Generator
Students build a simple digester to generate a quantity of gas to burn, demonstrating the small amount of technology needed to generate a renewable energy source.
Stem Discipline:
Chemistry, Biology
Grade Level:
Grades 6-8
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