Science Museum of Minnesota


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This is a demonstration you can use to show learners how valves and pumps work in concert to move blood through the circulatory system.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity requires a Pico Cricket (tiny computer). Learners work on designing and building a sound sensor out of household materials, like plastic wrap and cardboard.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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DNA is the thread of life. Encoded in its genetic sequence is the information that makes each of us unique. This activity allows you to see long, stringy strands of DNA extracted from wheat germ.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Use geometry, a ruler, and a steady hand to create these amazing unfurling paper folds!

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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This is a simple activity for learners to create a traditional musical instrument. Pan Pipes have developed all over the world in different cultures, from South America to Greece and China.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity is about the mural making process done about 9,000 years ago in Catalhoyuk, Turkey.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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.

free Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Put on a pair of gloves and be the conductor of your invisible orchestra!

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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From this How To slide show, you create an Audio Tape Bow that can play distorted audio sounds by running it across a tape head.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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This is a virtual representation of a sound mixer containing pre-looped sounds of animal, insect, and environmental noises.

free Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes