Summary of Project Comparison
Home Summary Down the Drain Human Genetics Noon Day Boiling Point The Global Sun

Project Name Down The Drain Human Genetics Noon Day Boiling Point The Global Sun
URL http://www.k12science.org/
curriculum/drainproj/
http://www.k12science.org/
curriculum/genproj/

http://www.k12science.org/
noonday/

http://www.ciese.org/curri
culum/boilproj/

http://www.k12science.org/
curriculum/tempproj3/en/


Project Leader Mercedes McKay: mmckay@stevens.edu Greg Bartus: gbartus@stevens.edu

Ihor Charischak:
icharisc@stevens-tech.edu
Jason Sayres: jsayres@stevens.edu
Augusto Macalalag: amacalal@stevens.edu

Description The purpose of this project is for students to become aware of the amount of water that they use in a week how it compares to other students in the world. Students collect data on water usage in their home.  The data is collected by each student, shared with other students around the world and then analyzed as a class.

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The purpose of this project is for students to discover if dominant human genetic traits are as prevalent in nature as recessive traits. Students collect data on dominant human genetic traits in their class, school or community.  The data is then shared with students around the world and then analyzed as a class.

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The purpose of this project is for students to recreate the experiment, conducted by Eratosthenes, that calculated the circumference of the earth.  The students collect the length of a meter sticks shadow at solar noon and share their results with other participants.  The students then use another schools data to calculate the circumference of the earth.

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The purpose of this project is to identify which factors effects the boiling point of distilled water. In school, the students will conduct the experiment for three days and find a class average.  The data is then shared with other participants and analyzed as a class.  

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The purpose of this project is to discover the correlation between the distance a city is from the equator and the temperature and length of day in that city. The students will find the temperature in their city for 5 days, average the results, and submit it to the other participants for analysis.

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Fee None

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Registration
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No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Targeted Ages Grades 4 - 8 Grade 6 - 12

Grades 5 - 12

Grades 6 - 12

Grades 5 - 8

Exceeds a Traditional Lesson Yes

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No

Duration On-Going
8 weeks
4 weeks
8 weeks
4 weeks

Technical Needs Computer with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe, ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
Computer with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe, ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
Computer with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe, ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
Computer with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe, ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
Computer with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe, ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
Math Standards Met Yes Yes

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Yes

Science Standards Met Yes Yes

Yes

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Recommend Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes