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Workin' It Out
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In this activity, learners explore how to stay fit the fun way. Learners participate in three physical activities.
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Insulation Station
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore insulation. Leaners investigate how insulation can be used to slow down the conduction of heat from one side of a wall to the other.
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Rocket Reactions
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The "Rocket Reactions" activity is an exciting way to learn about how materials interact, behave, and change.
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Great Openings: Slots, 35 Sense, and Hole In One
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These three short activities challenge groups to fit objects through paper and index cards: "Slots" presents the challenge for one learner to figure out which objects fit through a hole cut by another
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Set It Straight
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In this activity, learners build a simple tabletop seesaw to test how different variables (the position of the fulcrum, distance, weight) affect its balance under increasing weight loads.
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What Gives?
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In this activity, learners design, build and test a model suspension bridge for sturdiness and strength.
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Water Wire: Electricity Flowing Through Water
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In this activity on page 10 of the PDF, learners detect the amount of energy that can flow through a sodium chloride electrolyte solution with a light sensor.
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Salts & Solubility
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In this online interactive simulation, learners will add different salts to water and then watch the salts dissolve and achieve a dynamic equilibrium with solid precipitate.
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Four Corners
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine out of cardboard that runs smoothly and dependably. Learners must be precise to make sure their component works properly.
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Deep Sea Diver
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In this ocean engineering activity, learners explore buoyancy and water displacement. Then, learners design models of deep sea divers that are neutrally buoyant.
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Get-Moving Game
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In this invention challenge activity, learners create an indoor game for one or two people that gets you moving.
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Helping Hand
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In this invention challenge activity, learners see how many objects they can grab with a homemade "bionic" arm.
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Audio Boggle: Make a Sound Track
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Audio Boggle is an activity that lets you listen to a track (that you make yourself) and see what you can hear!
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All Wound Up
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In this activity, learners build a racecar using only a rubber band, spool, straw, and paper clip! This racer is a classic toy that zips across a flat surface.
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DNA Extraction
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Learners use a simple process to extract DNA from strawberries.
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Toy Chemistry
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In this playful, goopy activity, learners mix two liquids to create a solid (that sometimes acts like a liquid ), using basic household materials such as borax and glue.
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Float My Boat
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In this activity, learners use tinfoil to build and test their own boats - which designs will float, and which will sink?
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Bend a Carrot
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In this activity, learners investigate the process of osmosis by adding salt to a sealed bag of raw carrots and comparing it to a control.
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Race for Survival
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During this interactive "survival" game, students learn about the importance of camouflage and how it helps animals to blend into their surroundings, as either predator or prey.
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Pedal Power
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In this engineering activity, learners examine bicycle mechanics and gear ratios. Learners determine which gears will help them bike a set course in the shortest amount of time.