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In this quick activity/demonstration (5th on the page), learners explore depth perception.

In this outdoor activity, learners measure familiar objects in nature to practice working with the metric system.

In this health activity, learners create a device so that they not only feel their heartbeat, but also see it, using a straw and some clay.

In this activity, learners grow germs collected from their hands and other objects. They cultivate the germs on a growth medium (such as slices of grapefruit or processed cheese) for a week.

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.

In this weather activity (page 4 of the PDF), learners will explore the water cycle through an interactive game.

In this matching activity (3rd activity on the page), learners use their sense of smell to match pairs of opaque containers filled with various smelly items like orange peel, roses, or moth balls.

In this chemistry activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will observe a physical change.

In this activity, learners make an optical illusion toy from the 1800s to explore persistence of vision.

In this outdoor simulation game, learners search for pretend animals called "sticklers" to determine and map where they live (habitat) and how spread out they are in that area (distribution).

In this activity, learners investigate static electricity using everyday objects at four different stations.

In this activity, learners use chocolate to explore how the Sun transfers heat to the Earth through radiation.

This hands-on activity demonstrates how a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.

Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.

In this online activity, learners experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle.

Choose a recipe to double (or triple, quadruple, or halve). Show everyone the recipe and engage them in figuring out: How much will we need to increase the recipe to feed everyone?

This Exploratorium activity explores size and scale. Through four levels of screen sizes, learners can sort out objects of different sizes.

In this creative outdoor activity, learners invent populations of make-believe organisms and then investigate real populations living in the activity site.

In this activity, learners will explore saturated solutions and discover how crystals form.

In this quick activity, learners observe how wind creates ocean currents.