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In this activity, learners discover how to determine the distance to a lightning strike or nearby thunderstorm.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners experiment and observe how the color of materials that cover the Earth affects the amounts of sunlight our planet absorbs.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this engineering activity, learners will get acquainted with the basics of wind energy and power production by fabricating and testing various blade designs for table-top windmills constructed from

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners perform an experiment to find out what determines a flower's color.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a CloudSpotter wheel and record the different types of clouds they observe twice daily over several days.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners discover the relationship between temperature and pressure in the lower atmospheres of Jupiter and Earth.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity to do when there is a solar eclipse!

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity related to climate change, learners create and explore topographical maps as a means of studying sea level rise.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of permeability to better understand why amphibians are extremely sensitive to pollution.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this geology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners simulate an earthquake with little more than an elastic band and drinking straws.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe what happens when yeast cells are provided with a source of food (sugar). Red cabbage "juice" will serve as an indicator for the presence of carbon dioxide.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners collect, categorize, weigh and analyze classroom trash and discuss ways that engineers have helped to reduce solid waste.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use gumdrops and toothpicks to model the composition and molecular structure of three greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O) and methane (CH4).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will be introduced to biomass gasification and will generate their own biomass gases.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners build penetrometers to test leaf toughness. Biologists measure leaf toughness to study the feeding preferences of insects and bugs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will determine if the frequency and intensity of hurricanes are changing using real data from the National Hurricane Center.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will use simple materials to explore centripetal force and variables by swinging a cup of water without having the water spill out.

free Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 27, learners perform an experiment to learn about how different types of marine debris degrade and how weather and sunlight affect the rate of degradation.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 12 months
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In this activity, learners test how cornstarch and glitter in water move when disturbed. Learners compare their observations with videos of Jupiter's and Earth's storm movements.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes