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The Poor Cartographer: Graph Coloring
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In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

Make a Dinosaur
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs" by Byron Barton to understand some background information about dinosaurs.

Blow It Away
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In this activity, learners design wind-powered cars out of simple household materials. Students have fun designing and then racing their vehicles around the room.

Chain Reaction II
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In this hands-on activity, learners use an assortment of (mainly household) items to complete Rube Goldberg-type challenges.

The Desert Blooms!
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This activity attempts to clear up the common misconception that deserts are always hot, totally dry, and uninhabitable.

Animal House
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.

Polymers are Chains (K-2)
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In this activity, learners make a paper model of a polymer, then make Silly Putty, an actual polymer.

Survivors! The People of the Arctic
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In this activity, learners use maps to locate the Arctic region and use a word game to discover the types of resource people need to survive in the extreme climate.

Eye Spy
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This fun activity uses simple materials such as milk cartons and mirrors to introduce the ideas of optics and visual perception.

Zipline
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In this design activity, learners create a vehicle that can transport a load, like a favorite toy or as a recycled object, from the top of a zipline to the bottom using only gravity.

Copper Cleanup
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In this hands-on experiment, kids use chemistry to explore whether acids or bases are better at restoring a penny’s shine.

Spinning Illusions
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In this activity, learners construct three optical illusion toys to examine how our brains play tricks on what we see.

Tidepool in the Classroom
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In this activity (page 4 of the pdf), learners build a model of a tide pool, using chicken wire, paper mache, and other craft materials.
Building Houses: Build a Cardboard Tube House
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Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.

Three Little Pigs
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In this activity, leaners explore building techniques by recreating the story of The Three Little Pigs.

Where the Buffalo Roam
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In this activity, learners explore the Great Plains.

Skewers and Garden Poles
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In this activity, learners build scaled-down structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with bamboo skewers and tape.

Beaded Braids: Investigating Patterns & Ratios
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In this activity learners create patterns of hair beads.

Potion Commotion
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In this hands-on science experiment, students combine their understanding of the different states of matter and the characteristics of various chemical reactions.

Tempest in a Teacup
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In this hands-on activity, learners determine the types of chemical reactions achieved when combining different household products.