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In this activity, learners calculate the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere by using steel wool's ability to rust.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Just like birds, some dinosaurs had air-filled (pneumatic) bones, which made the dinosaurs' skeletons lighter.

$1 - $5 Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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As a model of acid rain, learners water plants with three different solutions: water only, vinegar only, vinegar-water mixture.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this physics demonstration, learners will be surprised when a lemon slice appears to magically levitate within a pint glass.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Learners use red cabbage juice and pH indicator paper to test the acidity and basicity of household materials. The activity links this concept of acids and bases to acid rain and other pollutants.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners conduct a simple experiment to model and explore the harmful effects of acid rain (vinegar) on living (green leaf and eggshell) and non-living (paper clip) objects.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this quick activity, learners observe how salinity and temperature affect the density of water, to better understand the Great Ocean Conveyor.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Working in groups, learners model the continuous destruction and creation of ozone (O3) molecules, which occur in the ozone layer.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore Boyle's Law and discover that water will boil at room temperature if its pressure is lowered.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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The "Rocket Reactions" activity is an exciting way to learn about how materials interact, behave, and change.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this simple activity, learners see the production of a gas, which visibly fills up a balloon placed over the neck of a bottle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use household materials to investigate and explore their ability to smell an odor.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This lesson focuses on molecular motion in gases. Learners compare the mass of a basketball when it is deflated and after it has been inflated.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This experiment allows learners to experience a small scale "epidemic," demonstrating the ease with which disease organisms are spread, and enables learners to determine the originator of the "epidemi

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - adult 4 to 24 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners make their own organic-rich soil. Depending on where this activity is done, learners will probably discover that their local soil is low in organic matter.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes