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Updrafts in Action
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In this weather activity/demonstration, learners watch as a ping pong ball is suspended in a stream of air supplied by a hair dryer.
Super Memory
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In this activity (pages 26-29 of the PDF), learners investigate how they can develop super memories by using mnemonic devices.
Can Crushers
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment by heating an aluminum can filled with water to investigate air pressure.
Guiding Light
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In this optics activity, learners use glass and water to demonstrate total internal reflection (TIR).
The Return of El Nino
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In this activity related to climate change and data analysis, learners examine temperature and precipitation data to determine if climate variations are due to El Niño.
Mapping the Classroom
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In this activity, learners discover the importance of maps and scale as they work together to create a map of the classroom.
Nano Scavenger Hunt
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Where's Nano? Activity) about identifying nanoscale objects and phenomena in today's world.
Skateboard Disaster
Learners examine collisions between two skateboards carrying different masses. They learn about conservation of momentum in collisions.
Number Patterns
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In this lesson, learners are challenged to discover the relationship among six numbers.
Mineral Hunt
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In this activity, learners search for various kinds of items made from minerals around their home or school, including toothpaste, wall paint, kitty litter, and bricks.
Sound Mixer: A Multi-track Mixer of Animal Sounds
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This is a virtual representation of a sound mixer containing pre-looped sounds of animal, insect, and environmental noises.
Organ Pipe: Get Bach to the fundamentals
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If you got a big graduated or clear cylinder, water, a pipe, and a tuning fork, you've got a sound learning opportunity! Learn about resonance with this Exploratorium Science Snack.
Diatom Ooze: Ooze Clues
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In this activity, learners will plot the distribution of various oozes using information from sediment maps.
Are We Almost There?
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In this mathematics activity, learners use a map to determine the coordinates of and distance between two locations--both by road and "as the crow flies".
Pitch, Roll and Yaw: The Three Axes of Rotation
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In this activity (page 87 of the PDF), learners move their bodies to better understand the three axes of rotation: pitch, roll and yaw.
Flesh Out a Fossil
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In this activity, learners discover how artists start with a skeleton and turn it into a realistic drawing of a dinosaur.
Monster Evolution
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In this online activity, learners create monsters and see how they survived when released into the wild.
Why Are Two Eyes Better Than One?
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In this activity, learners explore how their depth perception would be affected if they only had one eye. Learners work in pairs and attempt to drop a penny in a cup with one eye covered.
Pollution and Waste Audit: Making Responsible Decisions about Waste
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In this activity, learners discover the three R's of environmental protection: reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Close It Up
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As learners play this challenging strategy game, they build understanding of area and perimeter. On each turn, a player draws a line between two dots next to each other on the grid.