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Lean, Mean Information Machine: Using a Simple Model to Learn about Chromosomal DNA
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Learners observe a model of a cell and its chromosomal DNA made from a plastic egg and dental floss. Use this model to illustrate how much DNA is held in one cell.
DNA Modeling Activity
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Using pipe cleaners, straws, and beads, learners explore the building blocks of life by creating their own model of DNA.
Lung Capacity
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This is an activity about lung capacity. Learners will measure their own lung capacity using a homemade spirometer.
Make a Dinosaur Model
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaur skeletons, anatomy, and locomotion. Learners compare and contrast dinosaur skeletons and drawings.
Life Size: What's in a microbe?
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In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners visualize the relative size and structural differences between microbes that have the potential to cause disease.
Clean Water: Is It Drinkable?
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In this activity, learners simulate nature's water filtration system by devising a system that will filter out both visible and invisible pollutants from water.
Butterfly Life Cycle
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In this activity, learners will explore the insect life cycle by making a model.
Eye Spy
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This fun activity uses simple materials such as milk cartons and mirrors to introduce the ideas of optics and visual perception.
Dinosaur Homes
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In this activity about dinosaurs and survival, learners use scrap materials to create a miniature dinosaur habitat that includes a food source, water source, and shelter.
Making Vocal Cords
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In this activity, learners imitate the way vocal cords work by building a model from a plastic cup, rubber band, and a straw.
The Bug Walk
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In this fun group activity involving music and movement, learners are introduced to the idea that many insects walk by using their legs to create "alternating triangles." Learners sing the "Ants Go Ma
Leaves: Designing Leaf Arrangements on a Branch
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In this hands-on activity, learners investigate the functional design of leaves on a tree.
Build a Coral Polyp
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In this activity, learners build one or more edible coral polyps and place them together to form a colony.
Fossil Dig Site
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In this activity (located on page 5 of PDF), learners work in groups to create dig sites for display.
Build a Borneo Glider
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In this inquiry-based activity, learners investigate the basic forces of flight as they construct their own paper glider that represents a rainforest creature from Borneo (large, tropical island in So
The Power of Togetherness
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In this activity about human anatomy (page 16 of PDF), learners construct a model arm and discover how muscles and bones work together to achieve efficient movement.
Moving Model Glacier
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In this goopy activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Glaciers Activity), learners will model glacial movement with “gak,” a white glue and liquid starch mixture.
Looking Back Through Time
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In this activity, learners create their own archaeological profiles.
Gene Switches
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In this activity, learners explore how genetic switches function and the role of genetic switches in the process of evolution.
Hungry as a Caterpillar
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In this indoor and outdoor activity, learners discover that insects grow and develop as do all living things, going through a process known as complete metamorphosis.