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What Does Spit Do?
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Some animals can swallow food whole, but humans have to chew. In this activity, learners will investigate what saliva does chemically to food before we even swallow.

The Gas You Pass
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Although we may not admit it, all humans fart or pass some gas. In this activity, learners make their own model to mimic food passing through intestines and discover what releases gas.

Food Forensics: A Case of Mistaken Identity
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This lesson is designed to serve as an introduction to the immune system. It can stand alone or it can lead into further studies of the immune system.

Got Seaweed?
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In this activity, learners examine the properties of different seaweeds, investigate what happens when powdered seaweed (alginate) is added to water, and learn about food products made with seaweed.

Jelly Beads
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Learners add drops of alginate solution to a solution of calcium chloride. The alginate does not mix with the calcium chloride, but forms soft gel beads.

Vegetable Revival
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In this activity, learners use food scraps from the kitchen to grow new vegetables.

Clogged Arteries
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In this activity, learners explore how eating unhealthy food can damage a heart and arteries.

Starting Your Container Garden
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This guide outlines how to plant a garden even if you don't have a yard!

Algae in Excess
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Plants need nutrients to grow. This is why we apply fertilizers to grass and food crops. In this activity, learners will explore how fertilizers can affect lakes and other bodies of water.

Clippy Island: An Investigation into Natural Selection
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In this activity, leaners will observe the process of natural selection on a population of birds called 'Springbeaks' over four seasons of breeding on an isolated environment called 'Clippy Island.' L

Engineer A Bird Feeder
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In this activity, learners of all ages will design a functional bird feeder using familiar, every day materials.

Milk Makes Me Sick: Exploration of Lactose Intolerance
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Why does milk make some people sick? In this activity learners explore this question and explore the chemistry of milk, and our bodies!

Wheat Evolution: Dough Washing
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In this activity (Page 22 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by washing different types of dough with water and comparing the results.

Freezing Lakes
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In some parts of the world, lakes freeze during winter. In this activity learners will explore water’s unique properties of freezing and melting, and how these relate to density and temperature.

Small Habitats
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).

Wheat Evolution: Sedimentation Testing
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In this activity (Page 30 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by conducting sedimentation tests on different flours.

Rearing Monarchs
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As a long-term project, you can rear monarch butterflies at home or in a classroom.

Wheat Evolution: Dough Rising and Baking
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In this activity (Page 25 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by creating dough from different flours, observing the samples of dough as they rise, and then baking the dough.

Exploring Fabrication: Gummy Capsules
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In this activity, learners make self-assembled polymer spheres.