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PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Listed below are selected teaching resources from BLM national, state, and field offices, listed alphabetically by title.
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A Golden Opportunity for Science
Science & Children, Feb. 1993
Gold and silver mining and gold's history, allure, and unique physical and chemical qualities explored, includes classroom activities and poster.
http://www.blm.gov/education/going_4_the_gold/gold_poster.html
Blowin' in the Wind
Classroom Activity from Science & Children, May 2002
In this activity, students make pinwheels and use the power of the wind to do work.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/energy/energy11.html
Energy: Fuel for Thought
Science & Children, May 2002
Outlines energy resources currently in use and explores resources that may power our future, with a focus on public land resources; includes poster and classroom activities.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/energy/index.html
Full Steam Ahead: How to Build a Steam Engine
Classroom Activities from Science & Children, November/December 1995 Poster back
Students build a steam generator system to power a single piston engine in this four-part exercise.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/steel_rails_and_iron_horses/posterback.html
Heat Affects the Tracks
Classroom Activities from Science & Children, November/December 1995
Students learn about thermal expansion and research ways engineers allow for heat expansion problems in design.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/steel_rails_and_iron_horses/classroom.html
How's the Weather In There?
Classroom Activities from Science & Children, October 1993
Students construct a simple greenhouse to study the greenhouse effect.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/mystery_of_the_mesa/classroom.html
It's a Gas!
Classroom Activity from Science & Children, May 2002
Demonstration of how the decay of organic materials can produce biogas (methane).
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/energy/energy8.html
Let the Sun Shine In
Classroom Activity from Science & Children, May 2002
In this activity, students make solar collectors and experiment to see which ones heat water most effectively.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/energy/energy9.html
Map Relief
Classroom Activities from Science & Children, October 1993 p. 38
Students create a relief map of the United States and simulate what happens when ice caps melt.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/mystery_of_the_mesa/classroom.html
Mass Affects Friction
Classroom Activities from Science & Children, November/December 1995 p. 38
A simple exercise using a spring scale, some books and string illustrates the relationship between mass and friction.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/steel_rails_and_iron_horses/classroom.html
Steel Rails and Iron Horses
Based on Science & Children article, November/December 1995
Describes the history of the railroad and associated technologies in America, and the rail s contributions to the development of a nation; explores relationship between technology, society and the environment. Includes poster and
classroom activities.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/steel_rails_and_iron_horses/index.html
Transportation of Logs Using a Single-Span Skyline Yarding System
Classroom Activity from Science & Children, May 2000
In this activity students demonstrate a system used for moving logs up a mountainside for transport.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/green_mansions/posterback.html
WaterWorks
Classroom Activity from Science & Children, May 2002
In this activity, students make their own waterwheels.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/energy/energy10.html