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"iMat (Independent Mat) for encouraging independence when planning an investigation."

"Engage your students with open-ended science investigations and technology projects through the CREST program."

"Earlier this year, NASA spacecraft Voyager 1 left our solar system after a 35-year journey, carrying with it a golden record containing sounds, images and music from Earth. Its sister craft, Voyager 2, carries an identical record. The records were designed to encapsulate the aural heritage of Earth in 90 minutes - but some preliminary investigation, however, reveals that there a few inaccuracies in the official NASA documentation about the golden records."

"A list of Bronze CREST science and technology projects to provide inspiration for students wanting to try open-ended investigations."

"Hungry for exciting activities based in mind-blowing scientific phenomena? Try our Science Snacks: bite-sized versions of Exploratorium exhibits and other investigations that you can build at home or in your classroom using cheap, readily available materials. Satisfy your curiosity without ever getting full. "

Interesting voice simulator where you adjust the shape of the virtual mouth and voicebox to investigate how these work to produce sound.

Free Science Journal for kids in upper elementary school.

Move the boat around the water by changing the magnitude and direction of the boat's speed (blue vector) or the magnitude and direction of the water current (red vector). Try to land the boat on the island - but be careful not to hit the walls!

"In my opinion the most thoughtful and poignant quotation about the environment is the following: We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children" .. So what is the origin of this saying?