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Tree Poker
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In this activity (p.14-15 of PDF), learners discover the concepts of competition and limiting factors as they relate to plant and animal communities.
Exploring Fabrication: Self-Assembly
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In this activity, learners participate in several full-body interactive games to model the process of self-assembly in nature and nanotechnology.
Space Elevator
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In this activity, learners imagine what the world might look like if we could build an elevator to space!
Exploring Size: Ball Sorter
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In this activity, learners use sieves with different-sized holes to sort balls by size.
Sweet Speedway
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In this activity, learners test different food items by timing how long it takes each liquid to slide from the top of a ramp to the bottom.
Safe in the Sun
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In this activity on page 13 of the PDF, use a special plastic card that has been painted with a chemical that changes color when it is in UV light.
Milli's Insulation Investigation
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In this activity on page 2 of the PDF, learners test different materials to find out which is the best insulator.
Paint a Fresco
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners experiment with the interesting designs that can be made by painting on plaster.
Lub Dub: Make a Heart Valve
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Learners will construct a model of a heart valve using a film canister, a piece of masking tape, and a piece of paper.
Quick Frozen Critters
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In this activity, learners play an active version of freeze tag based on predator/prey relationships.
Finger Basketball
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts using cardboard and measuring spoons. Use this activity to introduce learners to catapults, forces, and levers.
Elevator Engineering
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In this activity, learners will use household items to design and build an elevator that will carry 2 passengers to a height of 16 inches...or higher!
Rolling Returns
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In this activity, learners build a special rolling can that returns back to you when you push it forward. Use this activity to demonstrate the transfer of energy between kinetic and potential energy.
Clean Me Up, Snotty
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Learners will explore the chemistry of mucous and its importance to our health by following a process to make their own replica "snot." The activity includes a time and age recommendation, a materials
Cup Towers
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In this activity, learners explore different ways to stack cups to meet a personal goal.
Weather Vane
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In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.
Changing Shadows
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In this sunny day, outdoor activity, learners observe changes in shadows over time. The activity also helps to develop a sense of the Earth's motion.
Sun Cookies
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In this activity, learners use candy pieces and a cookie to make an accurate model of the Sun they can eat. Parts of the delicious model include solar granules, sunspots, and solar prominences.
Fantastic Plastic
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In this activity, learners investigate the properties of plastic bags. Learners find out what happens when they slowly push a pencil through a plastic bag filled with water.
Take Ten: Cleaning Up is Fun
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In this activity, learners will make cleaning up more fun with predictions and counting. Estimate how many things are on the floor (or table), then count as they are picked up.