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Curriculum Standards | Adopted: 2007
GLE 0407.3: : Matter and energy flow through the biosphere.
GLE 0407.3.1: : Demonstrate that plants require light energy to grow and survive.
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs. 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.6: : The cosmos is vast and explored well enough to know its basic structure and operational principles.
GLE 0407.6.1: : Analyze patterns, relative movements, and relationships among the sun, moon, and earth.
Eclipse
Observe solar and lunar eclipses as the Moon orbits Earth. The full and partial shadows of the Moon and Earth can be displayed, and the Moon can also be dragged around Earth. See what the Moon and Sun look like from Earth during partial and total eclipses. 5 Minute Preview
Phases of the Moon
Understand the phases of the Moon by observing the positions of the Moon, Earth and Sun. A view of the Moon from Earth is shown on the right as the Moon orbits Earth. Learn the names of Moon phases and in what order they occur. Click Play to watch the Moon go around, or click Pause and drag the Moon yourself. 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.8: : The earth is surrounded by an active atmosphere and an energy system that controls the distribution life, local weather, climate, and global temperature.
GLE 0407.8.1: : Recognize the major components of the water cycle.
Water Cycle
Control the path of a drop of water as it travels through the water cycle. Many alternatives are presented at each stage. Determine how the water moves from one location to another, and learn how water resources are distributed in these locations. 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.10: : Various forms of energy are constantly being transformed into other types without any net loss of energy from the system.
GLE 0407.10.1: : Distinguish among heat, radiant, and chemical forms of energy.
Energy Conversions
Where does energy come from? How does energy get from one place to another? Find out how electrical current is generated and how living things get energy to move and grow. Trace the path of energy and see how energy is converted from one form to another. 5 Minute Preview
Heat Absorption
Shine a powerful flashlight on a variety of materials, and measure how quickly each material heats up. See how the light angle, light color, type of material, and material color affect heating. A glass cover can be added to simulate a greenhouse. 5 Minute Preview
Radiation
Use a powerful flashlight to pop a kernel of popcorn. A lens focuses light on the kernel. The temperature of the filament and the distance between the flashlight and lens can be changed. Several obstacles can be placed between the flashlight and the popcorn. 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.10.2: : Investigate how light travels and is influenced by different types of materials and surfaces.
Radiation
Use a powerful flashlight to pop a kernel of popcorn. A lens focuses light on the kernel. The temperature of the filament and the distance between the flashlight and lens can be changed. Several obstacles can be placed between the flashlight and the popcorn. 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.11: : Objects move in ways that can be observed, described, predicted, and measured.
GLE 0407.11.3: : Investigate the relationship between the speed of an object and the distance traveled during a certain time period.
Free Fall Tower
Recreate Galileo's famous experiment by dropping objects off the Tower of Pisa. You can drop ping pong balls, golf balls, soccer balls or watermelons. Objects can be dropped in air or no air, with or without a parachute. The speed of each object is shown on a speedometer and a graph. 5 Minute Preview
Measuring Motion
Go on an African safari and observe a variety of animals walking and running across the savanna. Videotape the animals, and then play back the videotape to estimate animal speeds. Which animals run fastest? 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.12: : Everything in the universe exerts a gravitational force on everything else; there is an interplay between magnetic fields and electrical currents.
GLE 0407.12.1: : Explore the interactions between magnets.
Magnetism
Drag bar magnets and a variety of other objects onto a piece of paper. Click Play to release the objects to see if they are attracted together, repelled apart, or unaffected. You can also sprinkle iron filings over the magnets and other objects to view the magnetic field lines that are produced. 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.12.2: : Observe that electrically charged objects exert a pull on other materials.
Charge Launcher
Launch a charged particle into a chamber. Charged particles can be added into the chamber to influence the path of the moving particle. The launch speed can be changed as well. Try to match a given path by manipulating the fixed particles in the chamber. 5 Minute Preview
GLE 0407.12.3: : Explain how electricity in a simple circuit requires a complete loop through which current can pass.
Circuit Builder
Create circuits using batteries, light bulbs, switches, fuses, and a variety of materials. Examine series and parallel circuits, conductors and insulators, and the effects of battery voltage. Thousands of different circuits can be built with this Gizmo. 5 Minute Preview
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020
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