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Science United Project has distributed more than
​science kits to classes with refugee students in Greece since 2016
 
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Force and Motion Unit


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Kit 1: Car and ramp 
  1. Students get a small toy car and place weights inside a cup on top and measure the distance it travels with the varying weights.
  2. Students can also test to see how the incline of the ramp effects the distance the car travels.  
  • Mathematics: Students measure distance using standard or non-standard units of measurement (depending on their age.) Students analyze the measurement by finding the difference (6-8 yrs. old), calculate the average from three trials (9-12 yrs. old), or graph on XY axis (13-18 yrs. old) 
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Kit 2: Balloon Hovercraft 
  1. Students create their own hovercraft and then test it by timing the amount of time in motion with a stopwatch
  • Mathematics: Students measure time using provided stopwatches. Students analyze the data by finding the difference (6-8 yrs. old), calculate the average from three trials (9-12 yrs. old), or graph on XY axis (13-18 yrs. old) ​​​​​
     2.  Students observe how the balloon hovercraft moves on different                surfaces to learn about friction

​Kit 3: Pom-Pom Catapult 
  1. Students build their own catapult and design a paper target. They launch pom-poms at the target and add up their amounts
  • Mathematics: Students can be challenged to get their pom-pom to the largest number (5-7 yrs. old), add the numbers together using age appropriate amounts (6-10 yrs. old), build numbers from digits on target to learn place values (6-12 yrs. old) multiply numbers from the target to find greatest value (8-16 yrs old)  ​

Magnetism & Electricity Unit


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Kit 1: Magnetism
Students learn about magnetic forces, North and South poles, and build a magnet fishing pole to test objects to see which are attracted to the magnet 







Kit 2: Magnet Field Frame
Students learn about magnetic fields by placing a magnet close to iron filings







Kit 3: Testing for Insulator and Conductors
Students build a circuit with a LED and coin cell battery, label the parts of a circuit, and hypothesize/test objects to see which objects are conductors or insulators 








​Kit 4: LED Flower
Students build a LED Flower circuit using a LED with leads and coin cell battery. Students are asked to explain how energy travels  (reinforces activity 2) 


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Kit 5: Paper Circuits
Students create a circuit with conductive copper tape, a LED, and coin cell battery. Students explain how energy travels and why the copper tape works as a conductor (reinforces activity 2)





Biology Unit

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Kit 1: CD Case Greenhouse
  1. Students observe a bean that has been soaked in water and one that has not. Students observe how the two beans are similar and different. Students share ideas as to why one bean is different than the others. Students dissect the bean and learn about different parts and their functions. Students learn about what plants need to grow. Students construct a greenhouse using a CD case, soil, and beans. 
Mathematics: 
  • ​​Using a standard or non standard ruler, students will measure and construct age appropriate graphs to demonstrate the bean plants growth graph (bar graphs or line graphs) 


Kit 2: Hanger Balances
  1. Students construct a balance using a hanger, paper plate, string, and straw. Students measure the mass of test objects using non-standard units of measurement (paperclips)
Mathematics: 
  • ​​Students can find the mass of objects that correspond to their understanding of counting and numeracy (for example student who are 5 years old should only measure objects that have a mass of 9 paperclips or less).
  • Students measure the mass of 5 beans soaked in water and 5 beans that have not been. Student calculate the difference to find the mass of the water absorbed by the beans (number of paper clips). This can also be completed with sponges that have been soaked in water and those that have not (7-10 years old).
  • ​Students find the mass of the different test object and create equations (1 block + 2 metal rings= ___glass beads + ___beans) to solve (9-16 years old). 
Kit 3: Paper Microscopes 
  1. Students construct a microscope using paper, LED light, concave lens, and water. The observe how the water magnifies the object placed on the slide below.  
  2. Students can find different objects around their classrooms to build slides with and draw what they observe. 

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