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Through this nutrition activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will understand—and probably be surprised by—how big serving sizes of various foods should be.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will learn a bit about botany as the explore botanical names and common names of plants.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry activity, learners explore chemical reactions and their effects, including the kind of reaction in the human body that makes people burp!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about magnetism (page seven of the pdf), learners experiment with magnets to better understand how magnetic fields work.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Everybody loves bubbles, and this is the best bubble recipe ever!

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Everybody loves messy science, and Flubber is a favorite of both COSI employees and guests!

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this nutrition activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will record their food consumption for one day, and then evaluate how their actual diet matched up with the recommended diet.

free Ages 6 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this physics activity, learners will explore buoyancy.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about magnetism (page 4 of the PDF), learners will experiment with magnets and different objects to find out that not all metals are attracted to magnets.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an online game about the complexities of farming. Learners will "draw" cards and make decisions about how to take care of their farm.

free Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes