STEM for Success Showcase contains collections of student STEM creations.
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Hovering Potato ~ Activity Plan
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This experiment is a great example of chemistry. This experiment relies heavily on density and diffusion.
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Water is less dense than half of a potato. Therefore, the potato sinks.
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Sugar water is more dense than half of a potato. Therefore, the potato floats.
By slowly adding water to sugar water, two layers are formed which allows the potato to hover in between. Slowly adding the water allows for diffusion to occur at a minimum.
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How to Create 3rd - 5th Grade Activity Plans
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This flier provides elementary school teacher with a guide for how to create science activities and labs for their students.
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Invisible Ink
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Students create invisible ink to hide and reveal a message using chemistry.
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Lesson plans in Astronomy, Ecology and Biology
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This document contains various lesson plan ideas for concepts within the fields of biology, ecology, astronomy, and geology.
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Lets Make Rock Candy!
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Students should…
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be familiar with terms such as solubility, solute, solvent, and supersaturated solution.
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have a basic understanding of crystallization.
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understand the concept of delayed gratification and how they can practice this skill in their everyday lives to make smart financial decisions.
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Lise Meitner
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This video lesson teaches the life and work of Lise Meitner, a female physicist involved in the discovery of nuclear fission.
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Magnetic Slime
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Students learn chemistry and physics by making magnetic slime.
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Magnetism Activity
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This interactive activity teaches students about magnetism.
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Marble Run Maze Challenge
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Students are asked to use provided materials to design and build a successful marble run. Attached is the activity worksheet for students and the teacher reflection on the activity.
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NJIT Makerspace
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Video tour of the NJIT Makerspace and PowerPoint presentation about the Makerspace
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Parachute Lessons
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Video lesson about how a parachute works followed by a demonstration of parachutes in action.
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Parts of the Universe
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This video lesson teaches students about the various parts of the universe and the objects within them.
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Physical and Chemical Changes Lesson Plan
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Lesson plan and video for an activity on the difference between physical and chemical changes.
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Popcorn and Financial Literacy
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These videos use the science of popcorn popping to teach students financial literacy.
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Pumpkin Tower Activity
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In this activity, students are challenged to build a tower to help a farmer watch his crops using only pumpkins and wood planks. Attached is a lesson plan and a teacher reflection on the activity
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Sally Ride
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This educational video describes the life and accomplishments of Sally Ride, a female American astronaut.
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Sleigh Race Project
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Students use their knowledge of physics and design to build both a sleigh and a slope for the sleigh to travel on.
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Slime Lesson Plans
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The STEM for success ambassador program will provide high school students the opportunity to participate in STEM activities that challenge them to learn topics covered in most high school chemistry and physics courses in an environment that cultivates leadership, STEM advocacy, and the 21st century skills of creativity and collaboration. High school students will learn tie-dye science and the chemistry and physics of slime and use their learning experiences to create hands-on activities for Pre-K through 8th grade students. High school students will form teams and venture out into their communities to explore the activities they have created in local schools and other community-based organizations such as churches and nonprofit organizations.
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To broaden participation in stem advocacy among high school students by immersing them in STEM activities that increase their knowledge of chemistry and physics topics and train them to create activities for younger students using the same topics.
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Solar Oven Tutorial
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This video demonstrates how to create a solar oven using common materials.
