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TitleSubjectExpectedDurationAgeLevelFormatName
Secret Codes and CiphersCommunicate Using Ciphers and CodesApproximately 10 minutesGrades 5-8Classroom
Splitting AirThe Coanda EffectApproximately 5 minutesGrades 5-8Classroom
Make a RainbowThe Sunlight's Spectrum of ColorsApproximately 10 minutesGrades 5-8Classroom
What Satellites DoUnderstanding Satellites (Natural and Artificial)Approximately 10 minutesGrades 5-8Classroom
Recycling WaterWater Pollutants30 minutesGrades 5-8Classroom
Discover Your Blind SpotWhen is the Retina Insensitive?Approximately 10 minutesGrades 5-8Classroom
FibersAbsorbancy; Scientific Investigation3 minutes 3 secondsGrades 5-8Video
BlubbermaniaAnimals; Insulation; Polar Temperatures7 minutes 29 secondsGrades 5-8Video
Designing a Space Stationbrainstorming, problem solving, collaboration5 minutes 32 secondsGrades 5-8Video
Balancing NailsCenter of Mass2 minutes 9 secondsGrades 5-8Video
Satellite CommunicationsCommunications; Geometry; Radio Waves; Satellites1 minute 52 secondsGrades 6-8Video
The Nose KnowsCommunications; Senses4 minutes 18 secondsGrades 2-8Video
Message StickCryptography; Communications2 minutes 51 secondsGrades 3-8Video
Under the SeaDensity; Sampling6 minutes 6 secondsGrades 6-8Video
Disorientation in Spacedisorientation, space missions, dizziness3 minutes 9 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Diaper DissectionInquiry; Chemistry6 minutes 14 secondsGrades 5-8Video
InsulationInsulation properties; Temperature8 minutes 14 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Polar ClothingInsulation; Arctic Conditions4 minutes 16 secondsGrades 5-8Video
What's at the Poles?Investigation; Environments7 minutes 18 secondsGrades 5-8Video
Invitational Learning ModelInvestigation; Exploration2 minutes 23 secondsGrades K-12Video
Scuba Diving Simulationmanual dexterity, water safety, scuba diving54 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Building a Space StationMotion, Newton's Laws of Motion, Action and Reaction4 minutes 59 secondsGrades 5-8Video
Flip CardsPersistence of Vision1 minute 46 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Floating FacePersistence of Vision1 minute 43 secondsGrades 5-8Video
Spinning Spiral Persistence of Vision3 minutes 43 secondsGrades 4-8Video
WhiteoutProblem Solving; Snowblindness2 minutes 17 secondsGrades 6-8Video
Studying a Coral Reefrandom sampling, data collection3 minutes 13 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Measuring Turbidity of WaterSecchi Disc, turbidity, light penetration1 minute 56 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Space Walk Simulationspace mission, communications, engineering, astronauts6 minutes 45 secondsGrades 5-8Video
Watershed - What is Turbidity?turbidity, watershed, erosion, environment4 minutes 49 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Watershed - Soil Typeswatershed, soil types, absorption, permeability1 minute 30 secondsGrades 4-8Video
Watershed - Topographic Profile Activitieswatershed, topographic profile, erosion, environment4 minutes 50 secondsGrades 5-8Video