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Bag Pipe
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing their very own bagpipe instrument.
Water on the Move: Wind and Waves
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In this simple activity, learners explore ocean waves. To find out if water moves forward toward the shore, learners create waves in a simulated ocean (small aquarium tank of water).
Nature Drawing
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In this family or group activity, learners create a nature journal by visiting a local nature center or backyard, observing creatures in their natural habitats, and sketching what they see.
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.
Changing Colors
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In this activity, learners will explore how different colors of lights interact with objects around them. Will a blue object stay blue with a red filter?
Make a Speaker
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In this activity, learners explore how an electromagnet works by making a simple one. Using this knowledge, learners design a diagram to make a working speaker using household materials.
Place Matters: How Sound Changes Due to Environment
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This is an online simulation of how sound changes due to environment. How does place--like a cave, a pier, or a forest--affect certain sounds?
Chirping Bird
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In this activity, learners build a cuica or chirping bird using straw, string, and a bottle cap. Use this activity to explore the interplay of motion and sound.
Sounds of the Heart
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In this activity, learners will investigate the sounds of the heart.
Total Internal Reflection
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In this activity, learners use a laser pointer, empty soda bottle, rubber plug and water to demonstrate total internal reflection.
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.
Save Your Ears
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This game depicts a woman going through her day, faced with various loud sounds.
Cuica (Laughing Cup): Make a Musical Instrument
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In this activity, you'll use a paper cup, a piece of cloth, and some string to make a musical instrument called a cuica (pronounced KWEE-kah).
Comparing Sizes of Microorganisms
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In this activity related to microbes, learners create scale models of microorganisms and compare relative sizes of common bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa using metric measures: meters, centimete
What's That Sound?
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This game plays a dozen different sounds, altered to simulate what they would sound like if you had hearing loss.
Wintergreen
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In this outdoor, winter activity, learners find living green plants under the snow and determine the light and temperature conditions around the plants.
Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.
Periscope
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.
Reflective Solar Cooker
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In this activity, learners use the Sun's energy to cook marshmallows. Learners construct the solar oven out of simple everyday materials.
Measure Your Ability to See
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In this exercise (Activity #2 on page), learners test their distance vision to evaluate their overall eyesight.