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Think Tube—Demonstration Kit

By: The Flinn Staff

Think Tube Scientific Method Demonstration Kit
atom, atomic, atomic structure
model, demonstration, hypothesis
Think Tube Scientific Method Demonstration Kit
atom, atomic, atomic structure
model, demonstration, hypothesis

Item #: AP6149

Price: $14.60

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The Think Tube Scientific Method Demonstration Kit gives students insight into what it could have been like to imagine the nature of an atom. Students can appreciate the challenges associated with things that can’t be directly observed.

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What could it have been like to imagine the nature of an atom? How difficult is it to produce a model of something that can’t be seen? The Think Tube allows students to appreciate the challenges associated with things that cannot be directly observed. A series of simple demonstrations will be performed using the Think Tube as students record their observations and generate hypotheses. Kit includes a reproducible student worksheet master. 

Concepts: Models, hypothesis.
Time Required: 15 minutes
Materials Provided: All necessary materials to assemble one Think Tube.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Nylon string, neon, 6
Tube, white, 19" long, with 2 caps, 4 holes
Washer, ¾" o.d.
Wood ball, ½", 5/32" hole, blue
Wood ball, ½", 5/32" hole, green
Wood ball, ½", 5/32" hole, red
Wood ball, ½", 5/32" hole, yellow


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Developing and using models
Constructing explanations and designing solutions

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
HS-ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

Crosscutting Concepts

Systems and system models
Cause and effect
Structure and function

Performance Expectations

MS-ESS1-1: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.