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In this activity, learners build models of comets, using edible materials, to learn about comets' structure.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a model using metric measuring tapes and atmosphere composition data.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (page 95 of the PDF), learners create Escher Staircase models similar to those that were used by Neurolab's Spatial Orientation Team to investigate the processing of information about

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a model of a pollution spill that occurred at Bangs Lake in Mississippi and measure water quality parameters in their model.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners use bubbles to investigate the structure and unique properties of cell membranes. Bubbles serve as macroscopic models that mimic the cells' phospholipid bilayers.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a freshwater ecosystem in a large plastic bottle. Learners cut and prepare bottles, then fill with water, aquatic plants, snails and fish.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days