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Rubber Band Boat
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In this activity, learners build styrofoam boats powered by twisted rubber bands.
Puff Car
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In this activity, learners are challenged to design a wind-powered car using only a handful of household materials.
Milk Plastic
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In this activity, learners transform everyday milk into small plastic figurines and jewelry. Use this activity to introduce learners to monomers and polymers.
What's That Sound?
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This game plays a dozen different sounds, altered to simulate what they would sound like if you had hearing loss.
Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.
Periscope
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.
Gumdrop Dome
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In this engineering activity, learners construct sturdy geodesic structures out of gumdrops and toothpicks. Use this activity to explore engineering principles as well as sturdy shapes and triangles.
Throw Your Weight Around
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During this activity, learners take part in a variety of tasks which involve moving and balancing different body parts.
Shake the Bag Ice Cream
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In this activity, learners will experiment with salt and ice in order to turn a bag of ingredients into ice cream.
Remote Control Roller: Experiment with Static Electricity
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This activity is an investigation of static electricity. What happens when you get "static cling?" Basically, you pile up electrons on one thing, which attracts the protons in something else.
Create a Coral Reef
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Educator Amy O'Donnell from the American Museum of Natural History guides learners to create a diorama of a coral reef.
Fork it Over
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This is an activity about center of gravity. Learners will balance a fork on a glass by finding its center of gravity.
Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow
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“Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow” is a hands-on activity designed primarily for young visitors and their families. Participants move a flashlight around an object to make and experiment with shadows.
Chemistry Makes Scents
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In "Chemistry Makes Scents," participants use their noses to distinguish between chemicals with very similar structures.
Balloon Rockets
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In this activity, learners will create a model rocket out of an inflated balloon attached to a straw on a taught string.
Minibeast Models
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In this activity, learners create models of bugs. Learners use household materials like plastic cups and straws to create models of bugs like centipedes and spiders.
Friction Racing
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In this activity, learners explore the unseen force of friction and how surfaces can slow moving objects at different rates.
See the Colors in Leaves
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Learners use chromatography to separate and analyze the mixture of pigments in leaves. Use this activity to discuss photosynthesis as well as why leaves change color in autumn.
Jump on Tens: Counting Fun
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Learners combine counting, multiples, and number patterns with jumping up and down. To start, pick a counting number.
Parachuting Pinwheel
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Build a pinwheel that works without wind! This activity contains steps on how to build a parachuting pinwheel out of paper, a film canister, and some brads.