Science Collection: Physical Science

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Students get an advanced understanding of color, the creation of artwork, and the physics of sight while exploring the theory of making 3-D holographic art. Anaglyph 3-D glasses create 3-D stereoscopic images when viewing the 4 posters based on images by Klee, Matise, and Kandinsky's works. Students study the results of color placement and learn to create their own effective 3-D images.

Demonstrates what happens to objects in water when pressure is increased. Explores density, Boyle's Law, buoyancy, and more. Watch the diver sink and swim as you squeeze the plastic bottle. Experiment with variables. Requires a plastic 2 liter soda bottle.

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High

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Help students understand how big a million is and what one part per million means. One bottle contains one million yellow spheres one black one. The second bottle introduces different colored spheres in other concentrations (1 ppm, 10 ppm, 100 ppm etc.) Pair it with the book "How Much is a Million" for younger students. Illustrate molecular concentration with older students.

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High

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Device launches a powerful, yet harmless ball of air up to twenty feet. Demonstrate properties of air in motion.

Place an ice cute on each black block. One melts almost instantly, the other does not. Illustrates heat conductivity in different metals.

Grade Level: Primary, Elementary, Middle, High

Contains 63 pieces that combine to build 5 different simple machines - pulley, wheel & axle, inclined plane, lever, and wedge. A collection of 21 activity cards help students in small groups expand hands-on knowledge of how simple machines work. Contents: 1 case with 21 activity cards; 7 base pieces; 4 large pillars, 2 small pillars, 2 small block and hooks; 2 large block and hooks; 8 large pulley wheels; 4 small pulley wheels; 1 inclined plank; 2 axle holders; 6 eye axles; 3 bolts; 3 nuts; 1 insert piece; 1 wedge; 9 connector axles; 8 rubber bands; 1 Simple Machines Guide with directions for creating the machines.

Differentiated. leveled non-fiction books explore the concepts of chemistry at four reading levels (grades 2, 3, 4, 5). Teacher's guide and CDs provide lesson plans, supplemental images, and oral readings of the books. Contains: 24 Student Books, 6 copies of each title (Forming New Substances; Transfer of Energy; Breaking Bonds; and Acids and Bases)

Grade Level: Primary, Elementary

Explore the concept of density with this set of cubes of 12 different materials. Determine which float and how much water each displaces. To determine the numerical density of each cube, a scale or triple beam balance is also needed.

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High

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Acrylic prisms in the following shapes: rectangular, semi-circle, equilateral prism, double convex, and two double concave. Investigate how light travels through the different shapes.

Pick up and compare the wooden cylinders to find those with matching weights. Turn cylinders over to compare color-coded dots for self-correction. Builds concentration, weight perception, matching and differentiation skills.

More sturdy wooden models to demonstrate the principles of simple machines. Contains (5) wooden models: Wheel and Axle; Screw; Motion Converter; Fulcrum Balance; Block and Tackle; 1 Box of 21 cards (Simple Machines Activity Card Set); with Teacher's guide folder.

Demonstrate the maximum speed an object can safely travel along a curved path by analyzing the effects of variables such as the radius of the curve, banking the curve, and friction. Apply the learning to driver education or bicycling.

Grade Level: Middle, High

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