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See It to Believe It: Visual Discrimination
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In this activity (12th on the page), learners investigate their ability to discriminate (see) different colors.

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.

Pickle-oh!: Musical Pickle Instrument
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What's a Pickle-Oh? Two pieces of pickle on a stick are connected to a Pico Cricket (micro controller). When you slide the pickles apart the note changes.

Plankton Feeding
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This activity provides a hands-on experience with a scale model, a relatively high viscosity fluid, and feeding behaviors.

Cabbage Juice Indicator
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In this chemistry activity, learners make indicator solution from red cabbage. Then, learners test everyday foods and household substances using the cabbage juice indicator.

Shaving Cream Marbling
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In this activity, learners will create beautiful greeting cards by marbling with shaving cream and food dye. They will explore the chemistry behind the art of marbling.

Testing for Life's Molecules
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In this activity, learners conduct tests for proteins, glucose, and starch.

Biotech in a Bag
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In a series of three experiments, learners explore the basics of biotechnology using self-locking plastic baggies. Each experiment demonstrates a phenomenon or principle of biotechnology.

Pie-Pan Convection
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It's difficult to see convection currents in any liquid that's undergoing a temperature change, but in this Exploratorium Science Snack, you can see the currents with the help of food coloring.

Make Your Own Slushies
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In this activity, learners will make their own slushies and learn some of the science behind how the process works.

A Stand-up Egg
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In this science trick, learners get an egg to stand-up on its long-axis vertical to a table's top.

Repulsive Grape: Diamagnetism
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Do grapes, yes the grapes from the grocery store, move in the presence of a very strong magnet?

Gumdrop Chains and Shrinky Necklaces
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In this activity, learners thread gumdrops together to make a model of a polymer.

Marshmallow Puff Tube
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In this demonstration/activity, learners observe as a regular size marshmallow is blown through a tube made from a manila file folder.

Yeast-Air Balloons
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In this activity, learners make a yeast-air balloon to get a better idea of what yeast can do. Learners discover that the purpose of leaveners like yeast is to produce the gas that makes bread rise.

Lager Lamp
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In this demonstration, adult learners create a lava lamp using beer and nuts! Use this pub-themed activity to demonstrate the effects of buoyancy and bubbles.

Gumdrop Dome
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In this activity (located on pages 23-24 of the PDF), learners are introduced to structural engineering and encouraged to practice goal-oriented building.

Egg Drop
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Perform this classic inertia demonstration to illustrate the transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy.
Pepper Scatter
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In this activity, learners explore the forces at work in water. Learners experiment to find out what happens to pepper in water when they touch it with bar soap and liquid detergent.

Rock Candy
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In this yummy chemistry activity which requires adult supervision, learners use sugar and water to explore how crystals form.