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Acceleration of a Wheel and Axle
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Students make a wheel and axle out of cardboard and a wooden dowel. It is rooled along a ramp made of parallel meter sticks, and the acceleration can be made small enough to make accurate measurements and calculations.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Accuracy and Precision Lab With Measurement and Density
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In this lab exercise, students practice correctly using measurement tools, recording data, calculating density, using significant figures, and exploring the concepts of accuracy and precision.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Mathematics
Matter
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Chris Lenius
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Acid-Base Titration of an Eggshell
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This activity is acid-base titration lab where students determine the percent of calcium carbonate in an eggshell.

Subject:
Living Systems and Processes
Matter
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jeff Ehmke
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Balloon Car Challenge
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This activity is a lab investigation where students design a balloon car to collect data about speed and velocity.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Blowing Up Balloons, Chemically
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A 90 minute laboratory experiment utilizing observations and reasoning regarding the Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Matter
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Faye Norton
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Centripetal Acceleration Lab
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This activity is a indoor lab where student gather data about centripital acceleration and write up a lab based on their findings.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Science
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Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Color of Salts: Flame Test
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This is a laboratory exercise designed to allow students to further investigate the light spectrum. This lab is used to have students view the light spectrum first hand as opposed to using lecture alone.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Matter
Science
Scientific and Engineering Practices
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Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Ramsey Miller
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Comparing Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency of Pulleys
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This lab activity is designed to allow students to experience what an increase in mechanical advantage means. Students determine the mechanical advantage of three pulley set-ups. Students also measure the work input and output, then calculate the efficiency. Finally, students determine the relationship between the mechanical advantage and the efficiency of the pulleys.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Shelly Leatham
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Determination of Boyle's Law Through Data Collection
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This is a lab activity where students observe the relationship between pressure and volume. They use their data to determine the formula for Boyle's Law.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jen Vance
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Determination of Chlorophyll in Olive Oil Using the Vernier Spectrometer
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In this activity, students will investigate how much chlorophyll is in olive oil using a Varnier Spectrometer. Students will measure and analyze the visible light absorbance spectra of three standard olive oils obtained from any supermarket: extra virgin, regular, and light.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Living Systems and Processes
Science
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
David Reierson
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Direction of Acceleration
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In this short lab, students observe the movement of an air bubble in a small level, attached to a toy truck, as it is moved from a stop, to a steady speed and back to a stop. This gives a visual to the concepts positive acceleration, zero acceleration and negative acceleration.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Mary Spaulding
Date Added:
05/29/2019
The Disintegration of Polystyrene Lab
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This lab activity shows students the Law of Conservation of Matter and intermolecular forces by having them dissolve packing peanuts in acetone.

Subject:
Matter
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Erik Tvedten
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Duckweed Bioassay
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This activity is a bioassay lab where students tested the effect of an environmental toxin (fertilizer) on the growth rate of Duckweed.

Subject:
Earth Resources
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Lindsey Molstad
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Exo- and Endo-thermic Processes
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This lab activity leads students to a better understanding of exo-endo- thermic processes. It also reinforces the necessity for proper lab safety equipment and disposal techniques.

Subject:
Matter
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Joan Foley
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Exploring Atmospheric Pressure by Making a Barometer
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Students will create their own barometer in this activity and use it to discover atmospheric pressure and its relationship to the boiling points of liquids.

Subject:
Force/Motion/Energy
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Exploring Freezing Point Depression Using Freeze Pops
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This activity is a laboratory activity where students gather data relating quantities of salt to the freezing point of water/ice.

Subject:
Matter
Science
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jayme Fast
Date Added:
05/29/2019
Exploring Rocks: Rock Identification and The Rock Cycle
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This activity is a class lab activity in which students will observe unknown rocks and learn about how they fit into the rock cycle.

Subject:
Earth and Space Systems
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
05/29/2019