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KITS, continued
Build a Water Wheel—
Biofuels—
Crude oil is a valued resource for transpor- tation fuels, fuel oils for generating heat and electricity, plastic production and countless synthetic materials. As useful as this fossil fuel is in so many facets of our everyday lives, extracting it from the environment includes some risk, and disastrous oil spills have occurred. In this activity, students learn how oil spills are contained and remediated. Then students practice employing containment options on a small scale. Using their observa- tions from the introductory activity, students then design a method to contain a larger volume of oil and to minimize contamination of the ecosystem.
AP8329 | $47.75
Flinn STEM Design ChallengeTM
Flinn STEM Design ChallengeTM
Students have fun while building water wheels and determining how much power the wheel can generate! In the first part of this activity, students build an eight-bucket water wheel, choosing from the materials provided. Each group then tests its wheel, collecting data and making observations
as the wheel turns and lifts a load. Next, students brainstorm and decide how to make improvements to their design. Variables, such as the size, shape and number of buck- ets, are considered.
AP8050 | $53.75
In this lab, students explore ethanol production through the fermentation of carbohydrates by yeast cells. The intro- ductory activity has students conduct a controlled experiment to investigate the amount of carbon dioxide produced through the fermentation reaction of yeast with two different carbohydrates. Students observe the amount of carbon dioxide produced and determine the most productive carbohydrate food source. Then students are then chal- lenged to design and implement a method to collect and quantify the amount of carbon dioxide produced.
AP8052 | $47.45
Oil Spill Containment—
Flinn STEM Design ChallengeTM
Solar-Powered Cars—Flinn STEM Design ChallengeTM
Students build their very own model cars that run on energy from the sun! These solar vehicles use mini solar panels to convert the sun’s energy to electricity. In the first part of this activity, students learn how a solar car works and build a model prototype. Next, they investigate differ- ent variables to determine their effect on the car’s performance. Based on the data collected and their observations, students create an optimal design solution for a faster moving car. This activity increases the level of student enthusiasm and ownership of the results as they apply their knowledge and reasoning skills while actively engaging in the engineering design process!
AP8049 I $154.45
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Learn how solar ovens work and cook
some yummy snacks with energy from
the Sun—no electricity or flames needed! Students first make a basic box-type solar oven and then investigate how high the internal temperature reaches in a given amount of time. Students then apply their new knowledge of science concepts, such as heat transfer, reflection, absorption and the greenhouse effect to enhance the efficiency of their oven.
AP8048 | $53.75
Cooking with Solar Energy—
Flinn STEM Design ChallengeTM
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