Charlotte Lab School
What does our body do with the oxygen we breathe in? Today Brielle visits Charlotte Lab School for a lesson on the Respiratory and Circulatory systems.
7.L.1.4 Summarize the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, and excretion) and ways that these systems interact with each other to sustain life.
UNCW MarineQuest
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink! How can we make sea water drinkable? Join Max at MarineQuest to learn how to remove salt and impurities from sea water to make it potable.
“8.E.1.4 Conclude that the good health of humans requires:
• Monitoring of the hydrosphere
• Water quality standards
• Methods of water treatment
• Maintaining safe water quality
• Stewardship”
NC State University
How do you know just how much bungee cord is needed to make a thrilling but safe bugee jump? Dr. Laura Bottomley teaches Riley how to calculate a safe bungee drop for Barbie using measurements and graphs.
7.P.1 Understand motion, the effects of forces on motion and the graphical representations of motion.
NC State University
Today Riley visits Dr. Laura Bottomley at NC State University to explore how sound is created, how it travels and how music results from the engineering of sound.
“6.P.1 Understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound waves.
6.P.1.3 Explain the relationship among the rate of vibration, the medium through which vibrations travel, sound and hearing.”