Solar System Trading Cards Students create "trading cards" of the sun and other objects in the solar system to demonstrate...		Materials Pursuit Students create a trivia game about polymers, alloys, ceramics, glass, and radioactive...
Hard or Soft Water? Students determine the hardness of two water samples, labeled only as A and B. Assesses their...		Bonds and Compounds Students create a poster that classifies compounds based on the types of bonds they contain....
A Matter of Fact Students create a poster that uses words and pictures to present basic information about...		Newton's Banana Students determine the mass of a banana using only a string and a spring scale. Assesses their...
Chemical Family Album Students create a "family album" for three families of the periodic table. Assesses their...		Keeping Cool Students rank air, water, and foam insulation according to each material's insulation ability....
Balloon Graph Students create a graph of volume versus temperature for a gas. Assesses their understanding of...		Machine Mania Students create four simple machines to make the work of moving an object easier. Assesses...
More Molecular Models Students create models of six molecules, each containing six carbon atoms. Tests students'...		Thick and Thin Lava Students are asked to model lava with different thicknesses to determine how thickness affects...
Chemical Reactions Students design an experiment to determine whether the chemical reaction that takes place as...		The Tides Students construct a model to illustrate how the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon...
Using Blood Types for Identification Students use blood type to determine which of two babies belongs to each of two sets of...		Tracking a Toy Students work in pairs to make a motion graph of the movement of a wind-up toy. Assesses their...
Comparing the Weather Students compare the weather in their city or part of the country with the weather in three...		Speedy Mediums Students determine the speed of waves in two different mediums: water and vegetable oil. Tests...
Clean Money Students determine which of four solutions is the best at cleaning pennies and whether the pH...		The Sound of Silence Students determine which types of mediums make the most effective ear protectors. Tests...