Genius Hour is our time to explore something we are interested in! Remember, during genius hour, you must ALWAYS:
1. Research something
2. Create something
3. Present something
Below are resources to help you either choose an inquiry topic or help you get more information on a topic.
Inquiry Question |
Mystery Doug episode |
Subtopics |
Mystery Doug Link |
What is it like at the bottom of the deep ocean?
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How deep does the ocean go? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/deep-ocean?code=39989db28bf59dd859164aa6772c2519 |
How is a rainbow made? |
How is a rainbow made? |
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/recipe-rainbows
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/rainbows?code=d9828cf67426eec9e50ee2faa860bf71 |
Should we use hand sanitizer? |
How does hand sanitizer kill germs? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/germs-sanitizer?code=f6816b8c4292c05cd74ba116bb525c02 |
How do broken bones heal? |
How do broken bones heal? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/broken-bones?code=2702e532441422f793f386abb47b1fa7 |
What are some of the weirdest sports in the Olympics? |
What are some of the weirdest sports in the Olympics? |
https://www.britannica.com/story/how-are-sports-chosen-for-the-olympics
4. What are the "weirdest" summer Olympic sports? 5. What are the "weirdest" winter Olympic sports?
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/olympic-sports?code=7c0e3970405b9976a779571c757550af |
Why can't we survive without a heart? |
How does the heart pump blood? |
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/heart.html http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=152&id=2250
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/heart-blood?code=c52e8d283adeaabdbe4f86cd59a234ff |
How are Elon Musk and Space X trying to change space travel? |
Why did Elon Musk send his car into space? |
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elon-Musk 2. What does Space X do? https://www.britannica.com/topic/SpaceX#ref1176348 3. How are rockets made? https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rockpart.html 4. What does it take to get to Mars? https://www.space.com/11417-mars-missions-space-travel-challenges.html
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/spacex-launch?code=488d34c29ab0f1edb474e9dca6565517 |
Why do football players have to wear so much gear? |
What would happen if football players didn't wear helmets? |
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/beginnersguidetofootball 2. What gear do players wear? How are they designed to protect? http://www.dummies.com/sports/football/the-american-football-players-uniform/ 3. What are the most common injuries? http://blog.gameready.com/blog/bid/294589/The-8-Most-Common-Football-Injuries 4. What is a concussion? What can happen if you get a lot of concussions? https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2016/11/concussion.php
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/football-helmets?code=7d9ac4df040af110a4ad92d20ec62636 |
What causes eclipses and when do we get to see them? |
How often do eclipses happen? |
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/skywonders/lunareclipse/ 2. How often are lunar eclipses? Last 10 years and next 10 years https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html 3. What is a solar eclipse? What causes it? https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Solar_eclipse 4. How often are solar eclipses? Dates last 200 years, next 200 years https://www.space.com/25644-total-solar-eclipses-frequency-explained.html 5. **What's a "blood moon", how are they different and similar to lunar eclipses?**
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/blood-moon?code=4a98a752b04019d652a7bf25774ad900 |
Why do penguins have wings if they can't fly? |
Why do penguins have wings if they can't fly? |
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/why-cant-penguins-fly/ https://www.penguins-world.com/penguin-anatomy/ 2. What do penguins use their wings for? 3. What are some other flightless birds and what do they use their wings for? http://easyscienceforkids.com/animals/birds/flightless-birds/
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/penguin-wings?code=cdd60c1b259d54fa7e6d705b725ccd1c |
Why do baby animals look so cute to humans? |
Why do baby animals look so cute to humans? |
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/the-science-of-cuteness 4. How can you design animals to look "cute"? http://annex.exploratorium.edu/mind/judgment/cuteify/v1/
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/cute-animals?code=403724a96e4dbf71d608f9b5217f40a3 |
Why does the weather change throughout the year? |
Why does it get cold in winter? |
http://www.ducksters.com/science/seasons.php http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-seasons/ 2. How and why does the sun's position "change"? http://extension.illinois.edu/treehouse/seasons.cfm?Slide=1 3. Where could you live to have it always be warm or cold? http://mocomi.com/why-is-it-so-hot-near-the-equator/ https://climatekids.nasa.gov/polar-temperatures/
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/winter-cold?code=00a291f3b04ad5167ae5c7c8316dadee |
Why is snow white? |
Why is snow white? |
http://www.kidsplayandcreate.com/what-is-snow-made-of-snowflake-facts-for-kids/ 2. What can cause clear things to turn a color? What other things do this? (Mystery Doug Video) 3. What determines the color of snow? What other colors could it be? |
https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/snow-white?code=63f585db98e1c55026a3850f5ab7dcf1 |
Where does chocolate come from? |
Where does chocolate come from? |
http://mocomi.com/history-of-chocolate/ 2.Where do you find the ingredients that create chocolate? (cacao fruits) https://i.pinimg.com/736x/df/44/97/df44976a3bfa4f8640da0f45a35fdedf.jpg 3. How do you take a seed and change it? https://www.cadbury.com.au/About-Chocolate/Harvesting-and-Processing-Cocoa-Beans.aspx 4. What different types of chocolate are there? How are they created differently? https://www.catalogs.com/info/kitchen/types-of-chocolate.html 5. What are some of the different ways you can eat/drink chocolate?
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/chocolate?code=adcc0499d531c0946c691d008ca49294 |
What is the moon made of? |
What is the moon made of? |
http://www.lunarland.com/history-of-moon-study/
http://www.planetsforkids.org/moon-moon.html
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/moon?code=17fc5875741d56ad1b3e58e6c127baa5 |
Do bats really drink blood? |
Do bats really drink blood? |
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/bat.html
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/vampire-bat/#yikes-vampirebat.png
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/bat-food
http://blog.nwf.org/2013/10/10-reasons-you-should-love-bats/
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/bats-blood?code=2d53123e4b07805047694d2d945dabe8 |
Why do we have so many bones? |
Why do our skeletons have so many bones? |
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/bones.html
http://sciencewithme.com/learn-about-your-joints/
http://www.ducksters.com/science/list_of_human_bones.php
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/skeleton-bones?code=5c3e65000ed1169f29e4d7d91f107de8 |
How do emojis help us? |
How were emojis created? |
http://www.citymac.com/blog/2015/11/02/the-history-of-emoji
https://www.toptal.com/designers/ui/emoji-evolution
http://unicode.org/emoji/selection.html
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/emojis-creation?code=eed7f0e070fa57fa3182d22823351ea5 |
Why do places have different times? |
Why do places have different times? |
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-the-time-zone/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/time3.htm
https://greenwichmeantime.com/info/time-zones-history
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/places-times?code=b457fbf27abc27ed0273147ac6cb41ea |
Why do leaves change color in the fall? |
Why do leaves change color in the fall? |
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/plants/trees.html http://www.kidzone.ws/plants/trees.htm
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Chlorophyll
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/color-leaves?code=a11c27b8d31508d7ccc7bef1d2cf24a3 |
What makes hurricanes so dangerous? |
What makes hurricanes so dangerous? |
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/hurricanes.php
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/hurricanes.php
http://www.businessinsider.com/deadliest-hurricanes-storm-in-american-history-2016-9
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/dangerous-hurricanes?code=dcbb1a729ff13a5aa1a5a9ba3617dc7c |
Why do zebras have stripes? |
Why do zebras have stripes? |
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/zebra/#zebra-herd.jpg
http://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/powerpoint/animal-camouflage-pictures-and-information.php
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/question454.htm
https://www.livescience.com/49447-zebras-stripes-cooling.html
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/striped-zebras?code=c0fb671a62923e439bd46586e79f96f5 |
Are there poles at the North and South poles? |
Is there a pole at the North pole? |
http://sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/antarctica.html
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/north_pole.php
http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/earths-magnetism.html
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/north-pole?code=1e2fc5cd968078c5d0f5146c989518cd |
Where does metal come from? |
Where does metal come from? |
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/metals.html http://www.ducksters.com/science/metals.php
https://science.howstuffworks.com/iron2.htm
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/metal-origin?code=8f2db1ddbfb3b3427b50fe06176cf43c |
How can the sun hurt us? |
How dangerous is it to look at the sun? |
http://www.planetsforkids.org/star-sun.html
https://www.sharecare.com/health/effect-sun-skin/how-does-sun-affect-skin
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=152&id=1737
https://blog.cincinnatichildrens.org/safety-and-prevention/tips-protecting-familys-skin/
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/dangerous-sun?code=d31371183756018cc8f2e9b3bc06b236 |
Why is the sky blue? |
Why is the sky blue? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/sky-blue?code=f706de4b71cda373a77e5f6edc93ed0c |
Could a turtle live outside its shell? |
Could a turtle live outside its shell? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/turtles-outside-shell?code=e9931c8cc8373dc4c1cd72031a1c5eb1 |
Why do we get goosebumps when we're cold? |
Why do you get goosebumps when you're cold? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/1?code=e9b671a5a66e0f1928ae8e9a800981b4 |
Why do birds lay eggs in the spring? |
Why do birds lay eggs in the spring? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/birds-spring?code=a61583abea199845c0eae64f86faae99 |
How does our body react to allergies? |
What causes allergies? |
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https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/allergies?code=66ed1e5f81fc5e43cd4d0421681338da |