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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Sailboat Design Activity), learners will discover how the shape of an object, not just its weight, determines whether it floats or sinks.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of PDF under GPS: Roller Coaster Design Activity), learners will use food cans of many different properties (sizes, shapes, and weights) and set two cans on their sides at

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This is a quick activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under Nasturtium Leaves Activity) about surface tension.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under Surface Area Activity) about surface area and reactivity.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this chemistry activity (page 1 of PDF SciGirls Activity: Milk Carton Boat), learners will create a blob of stretchable funny putty out of a water, borax, and glue mixture.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this quick activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Exercise and Memory), learners will investigate what happens to bubble gum when it is chewed for 5-10 minutes.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Hockey Sticks Activity) about composites, materials made of 2 or more different components.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Soccer Ball Kick), learners will investigate the transfer of energy using sports equipment.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this sports-themed engineering activity, learners create super bouncy balls out of balloons. Learners brainstorm, test their designs, and share results.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this quick activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Tug O' War), learners will test how many pennies a flat paper index card bridging the gap between two stacks of books is able to supp

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about molecular diffusion (located on page 2 of the PDF under Nanosilver Activity), learners will make predictions and move molecules of iodine through a seemingly solid plastic sandw

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this online Flash game, learners take to the skies in a hot air balloon and are challenged to beat other balloonists' times to the finish line without crashing.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this technology activity, learners build simple circuits, design soft circuits using conductive thread, and then sew switch-activated circuits.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this full inquiry activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Kinetic Sculpture Challenge Activity), groups of learners will make predictions about which feature of a pendulum (mass, length,

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners conduct a waste audit and use their findings to implement a plan for reducing trash.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore how passive solar design increases energy efficiency.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this quick activity about the properties of water (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Malformed Frogs), learners will use an eyedropper to slowly place one drop of water at a time onto a penny,

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Gecko Feet Activity) about modeling a nanoscale phenomenon (gravity-defying gecko feet) with macroscale objects (shoes).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours