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Using toothpicks, straws, or tubes of rolled up newspaper, learners create 3-dimensional models to illustrate the basic structure and function of the cell membrane, and place an object inside to repre

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physics demonstration, learners will be surprised when a handkerchief holds water in an upside-down glass.

free Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Make a big canvas of iridescent color with pvc pipe! In this Exploratorium Science Snack, you'll need to cut and assemble some PVC pipe, but the pay-off, the soap-bubble canvas, is big.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how acids can dissolve eggshells leaving behind a membrane-covered bouncy egg.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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Learners use a simple process to extract DNA from strawberries.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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By making models of light waves with paper, learners can understand why different colors appear in bubbles.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Nanosilver Activity) about diffusion of small molecules across cell membranes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity about molecular diffusion (located on page 2 of the PDF under Nanosilver Activity), learners will make predictions and move molecules of iodine through a seemingly solid plastic sandw

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, use standard playing cards to introduce learners to cellular interactions such as cell to cell recognition and signal and receptor specificity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a large film of soap and experiment with what can and cannot pass through it.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes