Though the school year is coming to an end, exploration and learning will continue. We all know, that science learning playgrounds are everywhere around us, and hence we educators are constantly trying to figure out how to bring creativity to our classrooms and beyond. We particularly liked this article published in Wired, that talks about creativity in science classrooms.
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Visit prepmagic.com to check out the May interactives. The new ones that are coming in June are listed below.
CHEMISTRY
Atomic Theory
- Gold Foil Experiment - Recreation of Rutherford's gold foil experiment that led to discovery of the nucleus and the formulation of the nuclear model.
NGSS: SEP - Developing and using models, SEP - Planning and carrying out investigations, SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Cause and effect, CCC - Energy and matter, DCI - PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter.
Periodic Table
- Property Trends - Investigate the trends in properties such as atomic radius, electronegativity and ionization energy across elements in the periodic table
NGSS: SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Patterns, DCI - PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter.
Stoichiometry
- Mole Concept - Explore the concept of mole and the relationship between molar mass and atomic mass.
NGSS: SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Energy and matter, DCI - PS1.B: Chemical Reactions.
BIOLOGY
Cell Structure & Function
- Diffusion - Explore diffusion and facilitated diffusion as modes of passive transport.
NGSS: SEP - Developing and using models, SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Systems and System Models, CCC - Structure and Function, DCI - LS1.A: Structure and Function.
- Active Transport - Investigate transportation against the concentration gradient by expending energy.
NGSS: SEP - Developing and using models, SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Systems and System Models, CCC - Structure and Function, DCI - LS1.A: Structure and Function.
- Life Functions: Virus Replication - Explore how a virus infects and rapidly replicates inside a host cell.
NGSS: SEP - Developing and using models, SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Stability and Change, DCI - LS1.A: Structure and Function.
PHYSICS
Radioactivity
- Radioactive Decay - Investigate effects of emitting an alpha particle or a beta particle and the resulting decay chain.
NGSS: SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Cause and effect, PS1.C: Nuclear Processes.
Momentum
- Impulse Momentum - Explore thrust produced by a jet or a rocket engine resulting in its motion.
NGSS: SEP - Planning and carrying out investigations, SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Cause and effect, DCI - PS2.A: Forces and Motion.
2-D Motion
- Projectile - Explore motion of a projectile in 2 dimensions.
NGSS: SEP - Planning and carrying out investigations, SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data, CCC - Cause and effect, DCI - PS2.A: Forces and Motion