Temperature and Thermal Energy
Students use a temperature sensor to help them understand how energy flows between a system and its surroundings, and the difference between the total...
Specific Heat
Students use a temperature sensor to experimentally determine the identity of a metal based on its specific heat capacity.
Energy from Food
Students use a temperature sensor to study the difference between food Calories and the calorie unit, and observe how different food samples provide a...
Heat of Fusion
Students use a temperature sensor to describe the flow of energy through a system during a phase change.
Project: Design an Insulator
Students must engineer an insulated container to minimize heat loss according to a set of design and performance constraints; a temperature sensor is used...
Research Presentation: Insulators in the Home
Students research and write about the health effects of insulation materials used in the home.
Patterns and Trends
Students study PASCO’s Periodic Trend Cards to find patterns that help them reconstruct the periodic table.
Naming Ionic Compounds
Students perform a series of chemical reactions and name the precipitate formed in each.
Store Labels and Model Building
Students use the Molecular Model Set to build models of ingredients found on labels of household items.
Counting by Weighing
Students use the mole concept to estimate the mass and volume of one mole of beans based on a small sample of beans.
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