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Lessons & Activities

The following are some examples of lessons and activities that have been used in GAS camp:

Grade 8 Grade 9

Biology

  • "Make Your Own Lungs"
  • "Mystery of the Bloody Stain"
  • "ReeBops"
  • "Sheep Heart Dissection"

Chemistry

  • "Does Sunscreen Really Work?"
  • "Glow Chemistry"
  • "Kidnapping She Wrote"
  • "Properties of Gases"
  • "Simply Sublime"
  • "What Causes the Heat?"

Environmental Education

  • "Acid Rain in a Bag"
  • "Aquifers"
  • "Building a Water Filter"
  • "Recycled Paper"
  • "Testing for Water Pollution"

Physics

  • "Effervescent Launchers"
  • "Hovercrafts"
  • "It's Electric!"
  • "Pinhole Cameras"
  • "Properties of Light"
  • "Protect Your Brain"

Other Activities

  • "Bottle Rockets"
  • "T-Shirt Chromatography"

Biology

  • "DNA Extraction"
  • "Firefly Bioluminescence"
  • "Making DNA Jewelry"
  • "Quantification of Extracted DNA"

Chemistry

  • "Flame Spectroscopy"
  • "Pale Powers"
  • "Polymers"
  • "Gems"

Forensics

  • "Crime Scene"
  • :DNA Fingerprinting"

Physics

  • "Balancing Nails"
  • "Bed of Nails"
  • "Crystal Radio"
  • "Effervescent Launchers"
  • "It's Electric!"
  • "Solar Vehicles"
  • "Striking it Rich!"

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