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How many
railroad ties are there between where you
are and the next city that the train stops
in? If this train travels at 60 miles per hour, how long would it take for it to go to Mars, when Mars is as close at it gets to Earth? Neptune? Alpha Centauri?
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Stop #2 |
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Take one leaf, and trace out its pattern of veins on a sheet of paper. Use a magnifying glass to look at the pattern more closely. Is the pattern a fractal? |
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Suppose
you had a crop where every plant had to be 2 feet
away from every other plant, and you wanted to put
as many plants as possible into a square field.
Would
you plant them in rows, or is there another
pattern that would let you get more plants into
the area?
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How fast does zucchini grow?
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Stop #5 |
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How could you find out how many gallons of water goes under this bridge each minute?
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| Take a leaf from the tree, and a different kind of leaf from some other kind of plant. Find out how many square inches each leaf is. |
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Stop #7 |
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Take
the measurements you need to make a scale drawing
of this recreational area, and make the drawing
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| How could you do an experiment to help you estimate how much water evaporates from this lake every day? |
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Stop #9 |
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This jet ski has an engine with a chamber size of 885 cubic centimeters. How big is that, compared to an eight ounce cup?
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| How could you find the angle of the roof if you only have a measuring tape? |
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