Inquiry with Technology

The following activities were developed by Science House staff to emphasize the use of technology and inquiry in hands-on, curriculum based learning activities.

Levers
An inquiry into the mechanical advantage and efficiency of levers
[web pages] [printable pdfs: 1st Class Levers, 2nd Class Levers, 3rd Class Levers]

Who Sank the Boat?
An inquiry activity based on the book by Pamela Allen
[web page] [printable pdf]

What Killed the Cabbage?
An inquiry into soil chemistry
[web page] [printable pdfs: Introduction, Soil Testing Procedures, What is soil made of?, Data Collection]
Grade 6 (Goal 3), Grade 8 (Goal 4), Chemistry (Goal 5), Earth/Environmental Science (Goal 2)

Fact or Fiction? Or Could Baby Bear's Porridge Really be "Just Right"?
An inquiry into heat loss and insulation
[web page] [printable pdf]
Grade 6 (Goal 6), Grade 8 (Goal 3,4), Chemistry (Goal 4), Physical Science (Goal 3), Physics (Goal 6)

Survival in the Land of Batzilla
[web page] [printable pdf]
This activity also appears in different form with the Empower program labs.
Grade 4 (Goal 1), Grade 5 (Goal 4), Biology (Goal 4), Physical Science (Goal 2), Physics (Goal 2, 7)

The "Nature" of pH
[web page] [printable pdf]
Grade 2 (Goal 3), Grade 3 (Goal 1, 2), Grade 6 (Goal 4), Grade 8 (Goal 4), Chemistry (Goal 5)

Note: All activities meet Goal 1 for Grades 6-12 and Goal 2 for Grades 6-8.