Voltage, Amperage, and Watts

A weightlifter competition that demonstrates the difference between the type of power (voltage) and the amount of power (amperage).

Appropriate Grades: Grade 6,

Appropriate Keywords: Electricity,

Appropriate Materials: None,

The Phases of the Moon

The sun's rays bounce off the moon and touch the earth in this very dramatic model that demonstrates the phases of the moon.

Appropriate Grades: Grade 6,

Appropriate Keywords: Moon, Moon Phases, Sky Science, Solar System,

Appropriate Materials: CD Player, Music,

Streamlining and Its Effects on Drag

To recognize that streamlining reduces drag, and to predict the effects of design changes on an airplane.

Appropriate Grades: Grade 6,

Appropriate Keywords: Aerodynamics, Air, Flight,

Appropriate Materials: None,

Rotations of the Earth and Moon

To show the earth's rotation around the sun and the moon's rotation around the earth.

Appropriate Grades: Grade 6,

Appropriate Keywords: Sky Science,

Appropriate Materials: None,

Crime Scene: Types of Evidence

To demonstrate the types of evidence that could be found at the scene of a crime.

Appropriate Grades: Grade 6,

Appropriate Keywords: Crime Scene, Evidence, Investigation,

Appropriate Materials: None,

Bernoulli’s Principle

To demonstrate that air moving over a curved surface provides lift.

Appropriate Grades: Grade 6,

Appropriate Keywords: Aerodynamics, Air, Flight,

Appropriate Materials: None,