Middle School / Physical ScienceSTEM

Magnetic Polarity

Students create a program, using the //code.Node magnetic field sensor, that will determine the polarity of a bar magnet.

High School / ChemistryEnvironmental Science

Measuring Nitrate Concentration

Nitrates are important fertilizer for plant growth. Nitrates are also highly soluble. High concentrations can cause problems in surface water if they spur...

High School / BiologyChemistryEarth ScienceEnvironmental Science

Carbon Cycle Chemistry

How does pH data provide evidence of the chemical reactions that cycle carbon through water, air, land, and life forms? In this investigation, students...

Middle School / Physical ScienceSTEM

Weight Drop Launch

Students will investigate how a weight drop launch style of roller coaster works using a //code.Node Cart. Additionally, they will create a Blockly program...

Middle School / Physical Science

Speed and Velocity

Students will investigate speed and velocity using the //code.Node Cart. Using the data they collect, they will create a two Blockly challenge programs.

Middle School / Physical ScienceSTEM

Crash Test: Velocity and Inertia

Students will explore Newton's laws of motion using the //code.Node Cart to measure velocity and observing what occurs when it comes to a sudden stop....

Middle School / Physical ScienceSTEM

Wheels: Diameter and Distance

Students will calculate the circumference of the //code.Node Cart wheels in order to solve problems as well as create two Blockly coding programs.

High School / Biology

Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis

In this lab, students will separate plant pigments from a sample using paper chromatography and measure the light reactions of photosynthesis using a colorimetric...

Middle School / STEM

Digital Thermometer

Students use a //code.Node and a wireless temperature sensor to create a device that alerts the user to a fever.

Middle School / STEM

Intruder Alarm

Students use their previous knowledge of coding to create a unique program that will alert them to an intruder. The process will include submitting their...

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