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Animals in a Grassland
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In this outdoor, warm weather activity, learners use sweepnets to search a grassy area such as a large lawn or field, collecting small animals to find as many different kinds of animals as possible.
Shrinkers
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In this hands-on activity, learners use heat to shrink samples of polystyrene plastic (#6 recycle code). Learners compare the size and shape of the plastic pieces before and after shrinking.
Acorns
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In this outdoor game, learners play the roles of gray or red squirrels gathering and storing a supply of food in "fall" and recovering enough of them to survive the "winter." Learners carry bags repre
Electrolysis
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Using electrolysis, learners produce hydrogen gas and oxygen gas from water molecules in a solution.
Sand Activity
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In this activity, learners observe mixtures of sand samples glued to note cards, and consider how sand can differ in size, shape, and color, and where it comes from.
Take Out the Trash
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Learners explore how recyclers take advantage of the different properties of materials, such as magnetism and density, to separate them from a mixture.
Why Does Food Spoil?
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In this activity, learners will conduct an experiment to discover methods of reventing foot mold growth on food.
Calcium Collage
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In this activity (on pages 11-14 of PDF), learners cut out pictures from magazines of foods that help make bones strong and glue the pictures to a paper bone.
Whodunit?
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In this fascinating and fun experiment, learners use chemistry to identify a mystery powder and to solve a "crime," a process similar to that used by real forensic scientists.
Pollinator Play
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In this activity, learners will build a bee hotel for pollinators. Learners will explore building and ecology through this activity.
Make Your Own Ant Farm
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In this outdoor/indoor activity, learners collect ants and dirt to create an ant farm in a cup that they can observe over time.
Invent a Plant
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In this activity, learners construct models of plants that are adapted to living under specific environmental conditions.
Changing Colors
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In this challenge, learners have to figure out in what order to combine five solutions to change the color from clear, to yellow, to blue, and back to clear.
Build a Fruit Fly Trap
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In this construction activity, students use a 2-liter bottle to build a fly trap.
Work Up An Appetite
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In this activity, learners participate in fun movement activities while playing on a giant game board. Use this activity to get learners involved in physical activity.
Got Seaweed?
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In this activity, learners examine the properties of different seaweeds, investigate what happens when powdered seaweed (alginate) is added to water, and learn about food products made with seaweed.
The Sharp Eyes of a Naturalist
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In this creative activity, learners will practice looking carefully to observe details and to become familiar with dioramas as a method for displaying naturalistic scenes.
Plenty on the Plains
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In this activity, learners compare the ways of life of Plains Native Americans who hunted and moved frequently to follow the buffalo herds, and Native Americans who farmed and lived in more permanent
Geometry and Spatial Relations: It's a Perfect Fit
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In this three-part math activity, learners explore shapes. In part one, learners identify, describe, and classify two-dimensional shapes.
Patterns and Relationships: The Magic Box
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In this math lesson, learners participate in a variety of activities that give them experience in recognizing, describing, and extending repeating and arithmetic patterns.