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Oboe? Oh, Boy!
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In this activity, learners create a straw oboe to explore sound and pitch.
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Invisible Ink
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In this simple chemistry activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Colorblind Dogs) about acids and bases, learners will mix a baking soda and water solution and use it to paint a message on a
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Rainbow Film
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In this activity, learners use clear nail polish to create a beautiful iridescent pattern on black paper. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.
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Built in Stopwatch
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In this activity (3rd on the page), learners investigate circadian rhythms by examining how well people do with estimating time.
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Scented Dough
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to create play dough scented with fruit-flavored drink mix.
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Stroboscope
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In this activity (posted on March 20, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a stroboscope, a device that exploits the persistence of vision to make moving objects appear slow or stationary.
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The Mosquito/El Mosquito: Interactive Sound Game
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In this online activity, learners test their ability to hear different frequencies and compare their frequency range with the frequency range of other animals and insects.
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Make a Human Scale Ladder
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In this quick activity about size and scale (on page 2 of the PDF under What's Nano?
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Light and Sound
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In this four-part activity, learners explore light and sound through a variety of hands-on investigations.
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Draw Your Nervous System
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In this activity, learners work together to create a life-sized drawing of the human nervous system.
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Mirror-Tracing
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This mirror-tracing activity related to proprioception is a visual and motor test that involves learning a new motor skill.
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Pinhole Magnifier
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In this activity related to light and perception, learners use a pinhole in an index card as a magnifying glass to help their eye focus on a nearby object.
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Tiny Pants Photo Challenge
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In this activity, learners use a simple trick of perspective to dress friends in tiny cutout clothing. Learners make tiny pants out of card stock and tape them to the end of a stick.
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Thaumatropes
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In this activity, learners will make a thaumatrope, an old-fashioned optical illusion that dates back to the 1820s.
Are you a Supertaster?
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In this activity, learners examine their tongue and taste buds.
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Zap!
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This online game tests reaction time. The learner controls a computer-generated frog, and must press a button as soon as a fly appears on the game's radar screen or can be heard from the speaker.
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The Nose Knows!
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In this activity on page 9 of the PDF, learners test how flavoring extracts move through the walls of a balloon.
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Rainbow Refraction
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In this activity, learners will explore how light can refract or break apart into different colors.
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Disappearing Act
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Make a camouflage cut-out animal! Using patterned paper or magazine pictures from around the house, use your craft skills to make a paper animal that blends into its background.
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Your Blind Spot
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In this activity, learners will explore how their own eyes work by experimenting with their photoreceptors.