Things That Go Boom

High School, Science

Units included in Things That Go Boom

  1. Escape House 
    • Game
    • Solve puzzles and brain games to get out of the escape house.
  2. Chemical Reactions
    • 2D Video
    • Coronal mass ejections? Solar flares? This animation introduces us to both.
  3. Reacting with Wendy 
    • 360 Video 
    • National runner-up teacher of the year, Wendy Martin, blows things up in her experiment teaching about chemical reactions.
  4. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
    • 360 Video 
    • Learn about chemical reactions at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

All lessons based on Next Gen Science Standards
All units are related to the chemistry of chemical reactions

  • Age Group: High School
  • Category: Physical Science
  • NGSS: HS-PS1-1, HS-PS1-2, HS-PS1-7, HS-LS1-6
  • Runtime: 30-40 min.

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Units included in Terrestrial  Terrains East Coast Shoreline  360 Video  Stand on the sunny shore of North Carolina as you learn about tidal forces. How Land Affects Our Weather  2D Video  Understand the impact of our geography on weather patterns we experience. The...

Lunar Learning & Earthly Rocks

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Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, & Tulsa

-Learn about the legacy of Rosa Parks and her contribution to the 1950s American Civil Rights Movement-Understand Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.-Stand in front of the Dexter Avenue Baptist church where Martin Luther King Jr. was the...

The Life of Davy Crockett: Part 1 & 2

Walk around Davy Crockett’s homestead in Tennessee as you hear about his family and childhood struggles. Learn about Crockett’s relationship with the Tensaw Creek and the Redstick Creek tribes. Understand how Crockett got involved with General Jackson’s army,...

Cell Tour Galore

Units included in Cell Tour Galore Therapy Dog  360 Video  Therapy dogs impact our biochemical reactions–learn how. Cell City  2D Video  Travel to Cell City as you gain knowledge of cell parts and functions to see how they interact. How We Work  2D Video  See just how...

From Slime To Dinosaurs

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Route 66 and Chickamauga

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Americas Lakes And Rivers

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My Address Is Earth

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Abraham Lincoln and Vicksburg

Visit the town of Hodgenville, KY, where Lincoln was born and stand outside of his childhood cabin.Stand in Lincoln’s front yard in Springfield, IL, where he lived until he moved into the White House.Learn about the Lincoln-Douglas Presidential debates and the...