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Session 1

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Is the Moon Matter?
• Mystery Substance

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: 5-Question Survey

Session 2

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Scientific Models
• Scaling Analogies
• Microscopic Reasons for Macroscopic Properties

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: Virtual Particle Lab

Session 3

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Mass-Energy Conservation
• Evaporation vs. Boiling

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: Virtual Particle Lab

Session 4

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Chemical vs. Physical Change
• Chemical Reactions in the Video
• Are All Atoms the Same?
• Where Does the "Weight" Go?

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: 5-Question Survey

Session 5

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Seeing the Shapes of Particles
• Units of Pull

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: 5-Question Survey

Session 6

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Why do Snowflakes Have Six Sides?
• Helium vs. Hot Air Balloons

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: 5-Question Survey

Session 7

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Three Scales of Temperature
• Why do We Need Heated Towel Racks?

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: 5-Question Survey

Session 8

Introduction

A Closer Look

• Electron Structure of Water
• Dark Matter in the Universe

Children's Ideas

Featured Classroom

• Teacher and School
• Lesson and Curriculum

Interactive Activity: 5-Question Survey