Identifying Variables - https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/backgrounders/identifying-variables
   https://www.edplace.com/blog/home_learning/identify-variables-in-a-scientific-investigation
  
FOSS Kit Variables page from San Francisco Unified School District
   http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/programs/cipd/science/5/5variables.html

Lawrence Hall of Science - Blasto the Cannonball - need Shockwave
  https://static.lawrencehallofscience.org/scienceview/scienceview.berkeley.edu/html/showcase/pages/blasto.html

A Sugar Cube Race -
     https://callananscience.weebly.com/uploads/2/3/0/6/23060838/sugar_cube_race_solubility_lab.pdf
   Variables with Sugar Cubes - http://www.youth.net/cec/cecsci/cecsci.186.txt
    
Movement - variables using marbles - http://www.youth.net/cec/cecsci/cecsci.174.txt

Mountain-Building - http://www.youth.net/cec/cecsci/cecsci.141.txt

Baggie Science - chemistry - http://www.youth.net/cec/cecsci/cecsci.13.txt

Mystery Powders - http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=2176
 
Spool Racer - https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/ucd_energy_lesson01_activity1
   Lesson

Bouncing Ball - http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/sci/cecsci/cecsci136.html

Which Battery Lasts Longer? https://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/energy/battery.html
https://www.education.com/science-fair/article/battery-life-science-experiment/
https://www.instructables.com/What-Battery-Brand-Provides-Power-the-Longest/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/which-battery-lasts-the-longest-science-fair-project.html
https://www.scienceprojects.org/which-battery-lasts-the-longest-how-can-power-be-increased/

Pendulums - https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/waves/lesson-0/pendulum-motion
  https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_mechanics_lesson09
 https://sciencing.com/purpose-pendulum-8791840.html

Balloon Racing and variables - https://allfortheboys.com/balloon-races/
   https://www.biologycorner.com/physics/mechanics/balloon_car.html
   https://www.instructables.com/4-Wheel-Balloon-Car/
   http://www.instructables.com/id/4-Wheel-Balloon-Car/
   https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/balloon-car

Mint-mobiles -  
   https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_measurement_lesson01_activity2
                             
O-Wings - https://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/pdf/lesson_plan06.pdf

Rubber Band Science - https://www.stem-inventions.com/all-projects
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/ApMech_p017/mechanical-engineering/rubber-bands-for-energy
https://www.education.com/science-fair/article/temperature-affect-stretch-rubber-bands/
https://www.kids-earth-science.com/simple-science-experiment.html

Paper Airplane Science -
https://www.indypl.org/blog/for-kids/science-experiment-aerodynamics-paper-airplanes
http://www.uga.edu/srel/kidsdoscience/kidsdoscience-airplanes.htm
http://www.uga.edu/srel/kidsdoscience/kidsdoscience-copters.htm
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Aero_p046/aerodynamics-hydrodynamics/how-far-will-paper-planes-fly
https://nerding.org/stem-lesson-1-paper-airplane-challenge/

https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/knowledge-areas/environment-curriculum/activities/all-activities/airplane-explorations

    Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTbgSSTB3E

Sinking and Floating -
https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/sink-and-float-science-projects/
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/sink-and-float-science-projects
https://coolscienceexperimentshq.com/floating-sinking-pop-cans/
https://curiodyssey.org/learn-explore/science-experiments-for-kids/explore-buoyancy-with-foil-boats/                   

Building A Water Clock - https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/home-is-good/make-a-water-clock/
https://www.nestlepurelife.com/how-to-make-a-clock-water
https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/water-clock-stem-activity/

Independent and Dependent Variables - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zyc9r2p#zgnk4xs

Doing Research with Kids - http://umassk12.net/~kberti/researchkids.html

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