A DAY AT THE BEACH

Topic: OPTICS and LENSES

• Content Area: Science, Physics
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
• Standards: NGSS MS-PS-4, HS-PS-4 - Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

A PIRATE'S TALE

Topic: Density

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Density (Matter)
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-9
• STANDARDS: NGSS - MS-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions

ASLEEP IN NEWTON'S CRADLE (Energy)

• Content Area: Science, Energy
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School
• Standards: NGSS/PS3B - Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

ATOM BLASTER

Topic: Science: Atoms

• CONTENT AREA: Science; Atoms
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 4-10
• STANDARDS: NGSS - MS-PS1-1

COULOMB'S LAW: OPPOSITES ATTRACT

Topic: Physics

• Content Area: Science, Physics
• Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: High School
• Standards: NGSS: HS-PS2-4 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

CRAZY GADGETS, SIMPLE MACHINES PICNIC

Topic: Simple Machines

• CONTENT AREA: Science (STEM), Simple Machines
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
• STANDARDS: NGSS 3-PS2-1 and 3-PS2-2

DO YOU SEE WHAT I HEAR?

Topic: Sound and Light

• CONTENT AREA: Science, Sound & Light
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 2-5
• STANDARDS: NGSS: 1-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. 4-PS3-2. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to p

FUN HOUSE

Topic: Light

• CONTENT AREA: Science/STEM, Properties of Light
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-8
• STANDARDS: NGSS PS4 (Waves and Their Applications in Technology)

HYPERLOOP ESCAPE

Topic: Engineering (STEM)

• Content Area: Engineering, STEM
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School
• Standards: MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem...MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing design solutions...MS-ETS1-3. Analyze data...MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model...

RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

Topic: Motion, Speed, Velocity

• Content Area: Physics, Motion, Speed, Velocity
• Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Upper Middle School/High School

RACE CAR

Topic: Simple Machines

• CONTENT AREA: STEM - Simple Machines
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 5-8
• STANDARDS: NGSS PS2 (Motion and Stability)

SAVE THE STARSHIP (Gravity)

• Content Area: Science, Physics, Gravity
• Ideal Group Size: Small Group / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Middle School/High School

The Mercury 13 (Digital)

• Game Designer: Breakout EDU
• Content Area: History, Science
• Recommended Ages: High School, Adult

THE RESCUE OF DR. CLEE I CRYTTI

Topic: CIRCUITS

• Content Area: Science, Circuits
• Ideal Group Size: Whole Class / Suggested Time: 45 minutes
• Recommended Ages: Elementary/Middle School

VACATE THE CAVE!

Topic: The Scientific Method

• CONTENT AREA: Science: The Scientific Method
• RECOMMENDED AGES: Grades 4-8
• STANDARDS: NGSS MS-ESS2-2 Earth's Systems, MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity,