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	Watt's a Joule? This article and activity use a student's body to give a complete overview of energy transformation and energy conservation in language middle school and high school students can enjoy and comprehend. HTML Document: 21 kb	6-8 9-12	Measurement, Electricity and Magnetism, Potential and Kinetic Energy, Units of Measurement, Energy & Power, Work & Machines

	Seasons and Shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year In this activity you'll see how the sun's tilt on its axis changes the length of shadows. HTML Document: 18 kb	6-8 9-12	Measurement, Astronomy, Sunlight, Units of Measurement, Mathematics, Cultural Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, The Sun, The Planets, Seasons

	Solar Brightness "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for estimating solar brightness using a photometer made from a grease spot on white paper. HTML Document: 8 kb	6-8 9-12	Color, Measurement, Astronomy, The Brain and Nervous System, Human Vision, Sunlight, Units of Measurement, Mathematics

	Your Age on Other Worlds Activity This interactive activity allows earthlings to calculate their ages on other planets, counted in the other planets' days and years. You type in your birthday, and the site calculates your age in days... HTML Document: 25 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Measurement, Astronomy, Gravity, Newton's Laws, Units of Measurement, Historical Perspectives, The Planets, Kepler's Laws, Earth, Moon and Sun

	Giant Sieve Sorter "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for creating a container with mesh screens that sorts grains, nuts, and other objects of different size. HTML Document: 6 kb	3-5 6-8	Size and Scale

	File Card Bridges Activity This activity provides instructions for building bridges using file cards and then measuring their strength in pennyweights. HTML Document: 8 kb	3-5 6-8	Size and Scale, Motion and Forces

	Graphing Stratospheric Ozone Activity This activity provides a simple how-to graphing example followed by other more sophisticated examples of graphing. HTML Document: 683 bytes	6-8 9-12	Gases, Atmosphere, Chemical Reactions, Units of Measurement, Mathematics, Biosphere, Human Impact

	Knowing North: Understanding the Relationship Between Time and the Sun Activity This activity provides instructions for telling which way is North on a sunny day using only a watch. HTML Document: 15 kb	3-5 6-8	Astronomy, Units of Measurement, Mathematics, Cultural Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, The Sun, The Planets

	Clay Beams and Columns Activity This activity provides instructions for making and using clay beams, which have the same proportions but have different absolute sizes. HTML Document: 11 kb	3-5 6-8	Size and Scale, About Inquiry, Center of Gravity

	Clay Bridges Activity Students explore the effects of gravity and weight on horizontal structures. HTML Document: 12 kb	3-5 6-8	Size and Scale, About Inquiry, Center of Gravity

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