50 Nifty Thrifty STEM Activities

Dedication Page Lab Safety Guide Life Science Title Page Sticky Air: Analyzing Particulate Matter Breathing Leaves: Manipulating Reactants of Photosynthesis Slippery Slopes: Measuring Rising Sea Levels CO2 Balloons: Visualizing Nutrient Cycling Make It Rain: Simulating The Water Cycle Wild, Wild Winds: Modeling El Nino and La Nina How Stable Is It?: Analyzing Biodiversity in Ecosystems Water You Drinking?: Testing Drinking Water Quality Hoo Eats Hoo?: Examining Energy Flow In Ecosystems Death By Acid: Visualizing The Effects Of Acid Rain Nature’s Purification: Analyzing Soil Erosion Hermaphrodite Flowers: Dissecting Angiosperm Organs Over The Rainbow: Transporting Water Via Capillary Action The Ups and Downs of Pulses: Feeling Homeostasis Flamin’ Hot: Comparing Carbohydrates & Lipids To Chew Or Not To Chew: Activating Digestive Enzymes in Saliva Sunny Side Up: Denaturing Proteins in Eggs Fizzing Livers: Analyzing Enzymatic Rates Filthy Phones: Extracting & Culturing Bacteria Color Me Crazy: Analyzing Diffusion Rates Sink or Swim: Modeling Cell Membrane Structure Naked Egg-mosis: Modeling Osmosis & Tonicity This is Bananas!: Extracting Eukaryotic DNA Forensic Files: Examining DNA Fingerprint Patterns Heads or Tails: Modeling Principle of Dominance Battle Of The Beaks: Simulating Natural Selection Physical Science Title Page Mystery Of The Strong String: Comparing Ionic & Covalent Bonds Marsh-molecules: Counting Atoms & Elements Bipolar Lava Lamps: Observing Intermolecular Forces Layered Liquid Cake: Modeling Density of Liquids What’s The Matter?: Testing Law of Conservation of Mass Magical Flames: Observing A Decomposition Reaction Let’s Chalk About It: Manipulating Rate of Reaction Hot N’ Cold: Feeling Endo- & Exothermic Reactions Ice, Ice Baby: Changing States of Matter Chocolate Chip Bridges: Simulating Conductive Heat Transfer Pop Me, Please: Comparing Specific Heat Capacities Feeling Gassy: Testing Gas Laws Crazy Cabbage Chemistry: Testing pH of Acids & Bases Sweet Solutions: Manipulating Molarity of Solutions Wind ‘Um Up: Calculating Average Speed X Marks The Spot: Constructing Vector Diagrams Fallin’ For You: Relating Gravity & Air Resistance Keep Doing What You Do: Exploring Newton’s First Law Racing Rockets: Exploring Newton’s Second Law Slight Work: Calculating Mechanical Advantage Rough Around The Edges: Comparing Friction Forces Eggsploring Momentum: Relating Momentum & Impulse It’s Giving… Energy: Testing Law of Conservation of Energy Swing With Me: Relating Wavelength, Period, & Frequency All Bent Up: Analyzing Refractive Indexes of Mediums Opposites Attract!: Modeling Static Electricity In Insulators Electrifying Magnets: Manipulating Electromagnet Strength