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Dinosaur Sock Puppet
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In this activity about dinosaurs, learners first participate in a group discussion about where and when dinosaurs lived, how big they were, and who studies them and how.

Fraction Penguin
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In this craft activity, learners will recognize, name, and compare the fractions 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 by constructing a penguin out of portions of paper circles.

Draw a Monarch Butterfly: Scientific Illustration
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Ivy Rutzky, a scientific assistant at the American Museum of Natural History, introduces an activity where learners create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly.

Lever Cowboy
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In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.

Design a Fish
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity), learners will study the adaptations different fish species have developed to survive in their habitats.

Create a Coral Reef
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Educator Amy O'Donnell from the American Museum of Natural History guides learners to create a diorama of a coral reef.

Calendarios para cualquier año
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Este Web site contiene links a 12 calendarios (12 meses). Cada mes contiene actividades sobre matemáticas.

Fishy Observations
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Rabbits), learners will visit a zoo, aquarium, or pet store to view a variety of fish.

Hungry as a Caterpillar
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In this indoor and outdoor activity, learners discover that insects grow and develop as do all living things, going through a process known as complete metamorphosis.

Give or Take?
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In this outdoor activity, learners work in pairs using their senses—especially touch—to learn more about individual trees.

Waterhouse Hawkins and the Nano Dinosphere Museum
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaurs and fossils by creating a diorama.

Plankton Races
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In this two-part activity, learners investigate buoyancy, density and surface area as well as biodiversity and the relationship between the structure and function of organisms.

Nature Walk
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In this activity, learners take an indoor nature walk and discover various objects that have been brought in from the outdoor environment.

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.

Bird Feeders
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In this activity, learners build a bird feeder or feeders to attract birds for observation.

The Legend of the Flying Frog
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In this activity, learners listen to a story about a made-up endangered species--a flying frog! Learners print out six story pages and then draw the pictures and write the captions.

Habitat Adaptation Matchup
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In this activity, learners work in small groups to match various marine animals with their different environments.

All Tangled Up
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In this activity on page 60, learners examine and simulate wildlife entanglement by experiencing what it might be like to be a marine animal trapped in debris.

Dinosaur Interaction
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In this activity, learners explore why animals, specifically dinosaurs, live in families.

Make a "Mummy"
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The Ancient Egyptians used a naturally-occurring salt from the banks of the Nile River, called natron, to mummify their dead.