Category: activities

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Water harvesting

Jaigarh Fort – Water tank For more than 800 years, in the Golden Desert of India, rain water is harvested … More

Florida house

Florida house You are a new Florida settler in what will become Volusia County. Thursby House in Blue Spring State … More

Costa Concordia

Costa Concordia The cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a rocky outcropping off the coast of Italy and partially sank. Wrecked, … More

inclined plane

Engineering > Simple Machines Inclined Plane <picture> One of the fundamental simple machines is the Inclined Plane, explained by BrainPOP’s … More

activity-appropriate device

Good article from Edutopia – Challenging the Model of 1:1 with BYOD how to effectively integrate their new devices, we … More

rock cycle

Rock Cycle Through five lessons, students are introduced to all facets of the rock cycle. Topics include rock and mineral … More

water cycle

Using Minecraft to demonstrate the Water Cycle 5th grade student video Moving without Wheels class demonstration. Students observe a simple … More

quizzes and surveys

The Smartphone Survey doesn’t have any “right” answers. Edmodo quiz requires something to be designated as correct for each question. … More

Moving to handheld

Rather than come up with additional activities, kids have the option of doing the same activities using only their smartphone. … More

Aquaponics

Aquaponics Fifth grade science students participated in an aquaponics project. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. In aquaponics, … More

Archaeology

Archaeology Burns SciTech in partnership with the Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) in Daytona Beach, was awarded a grant … More

Compost / Recycling

The current theme is Compost / Recycling:  10/22 – 11/22. The project for compost/recycling is obviously a continuing theme throughout … More