Physical Science Curricula
WaterBotics
Challenge students to design, build, program, test, and redesign submersible robots made of LEGO and other components as they progress through a series of increasingly sophisticated missions.
Recommended for Grades 6-12
Find Out More...Stowaway Adventure Project
Use live remote sensing data from cargo ships at sea to take your students on a virtual adventure. Focus is on math concepts and navigation. Project is ongoing.
Recommended for Grades 5 through 8 but could be implemented on the 9-12 grade level
Find Out More...Design a Travel Bag
Students will use the engineering design process to generate research questions, brainstorm ideas, design, build, and test a prototype travel bag for their stowaway adventure.
Recommended for Grades 5-8
Find Out More...The International Boiling Point Project
Ever Wonder What Causes a Pot of Water to Boil? If you have, this project's for you!
Recommended for Grades 6-12
Find Out More...Using Boiling Water to Create Clean Water
The goal is for students to figure out how to collect the steam from boiling "polluted" water and then let it condense in a new container to create pure, clean water.
Recommended for Grades 6-12
Find Out More...Navigational Vectors
How do pilots find their way? Track a real airplane in flight and learn how vectors and trigonometry are used for aviation navigation.
Recommended for Grades 9-12
Find Out More...Home Lighting in Developing Countries
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Two billion people live in homes that are not connected to the electric grid. Students integrate solar and LED technologies to produce model lighting systems for use in developing countries.
Recommended for Grades 9-12
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