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Light Painting
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Light painting is a creative activity that involves creating striking images and illusions using a camera, a light source, and a little practice.
Benham’s Disk
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Light and Color Activity), learners will see the illusion of colors produced by a rotating black and white image known as Benham’s Disk.
How Active Are You?
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In this activity, learners explore what is and is not active play and how it contributes to a healthy body and mind. Making active play a routine part of every day is a key concept of the experience.
Probability: Rock Around The Clock
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In this math lesson, learners apply the Monte Carlo method of simulation to determine a reasonable estimate.
Water: A Basic Ingredient
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In this activity, learners explore healthy choices related to the liquids they drink. The importance of water and milk as essential nutrients for a healthy body is the focus of the experience.
The Wave
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In this multi-step experiment (page 4 of pdf), learners study tide pools, and then drop a "wave" (a 4-pound bag of beans or birdseed) on a shell to mimic the force of crashing surf on tide pool animal
Building A Storm Drain
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In this design challenge, learners design a storm drain cover that catches litter to protect waterways to learn about how local actions can have system-level effects.
Exploring Tessellations (Grades K-2)
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.
Hovercraft
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In this activity, learners build a hovercraft using a paper plate, cup, and simple motor.
In Search of Pollen
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In this activity (on pages 9-14), learners dissect a real flower -- the kind of work botanists do.
Making Babies
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This activity is designed to introduce learners to genes, genotypes and simple inheritance patterns.
Coral Spawning Globe
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This activity models the mass coral spawning event that takes place at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary every August.
For the Birds
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In this outdoor activity, learners turn the fun of feeding wild birds into an investigation of bird behavior.
The Old White Sheet Trick: Light and Insect Behavior
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In this outdoor, nighttime activity, learners gather around a brightly lit, white surface and study the behavior of nocturnal animals attracted to the light, particularly night fliers.
I Can't Take the Pressure!
Learners develop an understanding of air pressure in two different activities.
Servings and Choices
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In this nutrition activity (page 16 of PDF), learners document their individual eating habits and learn whether their eating patterns meet their needs.
Giving Water the Treatment
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In this ecology activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners explore how to filter contaminated water using a variety of materials.
Measurement: Million Dollar Giveaway
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In this math lesson, learners apply measurement skills to determine, in dollar bills, the capacity of a suitcase.
Tools of Magnification
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In this activity related to microbes, learners use water drops and hand lenses to begin the exploration of magnification. This activity also introduces learners to the microscope.
Light Bulb Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the difference between compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and traditional incandescent bulbs.