This activity uses stacks of blocks to demonstrate how a parallel-processing computer can complete calculations more quickly than a single, serial processor.
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Students learn that when light shines on an object, it is reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through the object, depending on the object’s material and frequency (color) of the light.
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Students analyze the energy consumption of a household appliance and estimate the amount of carbon dioxide it is adding to the atmosphere each year.
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Use plungers to create a vacuum and learn about how air exerts pressure.
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This is Part 4 of Lesson 7 of Project Resilience curriculum.
Students present their group adaptation project to the class and then revise their plan based on peer-review.
This is Part 3 of Lesson 7 of Project Resilience curriculum.
Students use the resilience toolkit to design a detailed plan for adaptation projects that would benefit their school campus.
Using language arts, math, and measurement skills, elementary students explore rainfall data and learn how to measure precipitation through an interactive story.
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Students use a simple model to explore how roof colors can impact the temperature of an urban area.
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This is Part 3 of Lesson 6 of Project Resilience curriculum.
Students will use flood risk scenarios from three Louisiana parishes to investigate types of risk reduction projects and understand how community factors impact the selection of the community’s risk reduction projects.
Students observe how different materials bend light and how we can infer the nature of the material based on the amount it bends light rays.
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