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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Mechanized Mania

Units included in Mechanized Mania  Imaging with Wendy  360 Video  Learn how wave technology through MRIs, sonograms, X-rays and more actually work Brushes Mill  2D Video  Mini-biography of Edison’s rival, Charles Brush, and his accomplishments revealed. Newton’s...

Hoover Dam And Las Vegas

-Learn about how and why the Hoover Dam was constructed.n-Understand the impact of the Hoover Dam to surrounding states (CA, CO, NV, AZ, UT, WY).n-See how hydroelectricity powers the Las Vegas strip, among other regional areas.n-Learn about Bugsy Siegel & Tony 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,...

Natures Neighborhoods

Units included in Natures Neighborhoods Hydroponic Farming with Wendy  360 Video Learn about hydroponic farming with Wendy Martin, national award winning science teacher. Quad City Botanical Center, IL 360 Video Take in the plentiful plant-life at the Quad Cities...

Masters Of Design

All of the experiences in this unit take place in our mountain-based research facility. Units included in Masters of Design How Power Plants Got Sparked  Read a virtual reality Manga comic book about the history of Thomas Edison and his work to harness electricity....

The Life of Davy Crockett: Part 3

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,...

The Solution Revolution

Units included in The Solution Revolution Solar Farm Albuquerque, NM 360 Video, Job Shadow  Brave the heat of this sunny solar farm to see how solar panel is a great energy solution. George Washington Carver  2D Video in a Theatre  A mini-bio on George Washington...

Cataclysmic Earth

Units included in Cataclysmic Earth  Tornado Ted  2D Video  Gain an understanding of how and why tornadoes form, while learning about Tornado Ted, the scientist who studied them. Biodiversity: Interrelatedness Interactive walkthrough with 2D videos and 3D models on an...

Solids, Liquids, Gases-Oh My!

Units included in Solids, Liquids, Gases-Oh My! Reed Gold Mine  360 Video  Visit this National Historic Landmark in North Carolina and see where gold was first discovered in America. Matter  2D Video in a Theater Test your knowledge of the properties of matter while...

Arapaho, Ute, & The Trail Of Tears

-Explore Colorado & Utah while learning about the areas where these native tribes thrived.-Learn about Chief Little Raven, Chief Ouray, and Chipeta and the many accomplishments through their leadership.-Understand how the Spanish influenced changes to their tribal...