Lindley Hanson's List: Middle School Science and Technology Labs

This exercise demonstrates the effect of levees on flooding. The first model will show what would happen without any human interference in the banks of the river. When flooding conditions occur, the entire floodplain is covered with water. However, when the banks of the river are artificially shored up—as with the second model—conditions change. Under non-flood conditions, the water remains within its banks, but when more water is added into the system, water will back up in all places except where the artificially high walls are too low, causing floods. This situation is similar to what happened in St. Louis, Missouri, and the surrounding areas during the flood of 1993. The sponges act as a wetland area would, soaking up some of the water that would overflow from the river.

MAIS K-6 Science Inquiry, Investigation, and Design Technology, or for short, MAIS K-6 Science Inquiry, is designed to prepare and assist teachers in 25 MAIS schools to engage K-6 students in inquiry, in the processes of science, in problem solving and critical thinking, in designing and conducting investigations, and in communicating and defending conclusions---skills important across the curriculum and throughout life. It utilizes inquiry-based, hands-on, minds-on science to speed alignment with the standards of Project AERO (American Education Reaches Out) and the USA National Science Education Standards (NSES) and helps meet the expectations of school accreditation agencies.

Science projects for kids

Relates energy to changes in head

How to build a generator
Bill B. Science Videos

Wolfram Demonstrations Project: demonstration video

How to make a demonstration in Mathematica

Mathmatica Earth Science Demonstrations. Free Mathmatica player is required.

STC/MS™ is an inquiry-based middle school science curriculum developed by the National Science Resources Center. This student/teacher site supplements the STC/MS™ curriculum and can be used as a research guide for students.

This course covers how computers work, computer functions, hardware, software and peripherals. Students will learn to use the Windows operating system, including file management, computer trouble shooting and maintenance. Students will learn how to effectively use the Internet, create an email account and be introduced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Instruction is hands-on teacher facilitated learning.
Students will work as a class, and in small groups as we complete projects and activities.
The main word to describe this course is FUN!