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What is a "Model"?
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In this activity, learners simulate the behavior of the atmosphere.
Wind Tunnel Testing
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In this activity, learners explore how wind tunnels provide feedback to engineers about the performance and durability of products such as planes, cars, and buildings.
Making a Field Journal
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In this activity, Christina Elson, an archaeologist from the American Museum of Natural History, guides learners as they investigate an "artifact" and record their observations in a field journal.
Air Pressure and Dent Pullers
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In this activity, learners simulate Otto von Guericke's famous Magdeburg Hemispheres experiment.
Aerial Imagery
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Earthquakes) is a full inquiry investigation into aerial imagery.
Without An Ark: The Effects of Storms and Floods
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April showers bring May flowers, but what do coastal storms bring?
Bag of Bones
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In this activity, learners will use cereal to conduct an experiment and investigate how decreased bone density is related to increased risk of bone fracture.
Shaking It!
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In this experiment, learners design and build a model room in a shoebox and furnish it with tiny furniture.
Sustainable Grazing
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In this activity, learners investigate the food, water, and space needs of common livestock animals.
A Hurricane's Storm Surge Affects our Estuaries
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In this activity, learners construct a coastal landmass from sand and add features such as tidal creeks and barrier islands.
Exploring Black Holes and Gravity
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners imagine what would happen if our Sun were replaced with a black hole.
Model Well
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In this quick activity about pollutants and groundwater (page 2 of PDF under Water Clean-up Activity), learners build a model well with a toilet paper tube.
Finding Fossils
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This activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under GPS: Baby Dinosaurs Activity) is a full inquiry investigation to determine the age of fossils based on where they are discovered.
Mystery of the Disappearing Cottonwoods
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Learners will explore the scientific mystery behind a disappearing group of trees by examining data and attempting to explain the decline.