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Choose a real interactive resource, make a prediction, gather evidence, and try a follow-up task. These companions are free to read, share, and print.

• Investigate gravity with a falling apple

  How does changing the pull of gravity change the fall?

• Compare friction across surfaces

  Why does the same push produce different motion?

• Explore the path of a projectile

  How can a launch change where an object lands?

• Investigate motion during a collision

  What changes when moving objects collide?

• Compare the shape and motion of waves

  Which features of a wave change together?

• Explore a circuit one change at a time

  How do circuit settings affect the current?

• Explore why objects float or sink

  What determines whether an object stays afloat?

• Observe changes of state in a particle model

  How does the model represent a change of state?

• Investigate conditions for photosynthesis

  How do the available conditions affect the model’s output?

• Explain expressions with Star Forge

  How can you check that an expression reaches its target?

• Turn Worldspin into a geography discussion

  What helps you locate a place instead of guessing?

• Discuss the difference between association and cause

  What evidence would make a causal explanation more convincing?

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