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This activity shows you how to make a mold terrarium using a jar and leftover food.

In this activity, learners will conduct an experiment to discover methods of reventing foot mold growth on food.

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

In this activity (on pages 19-24 of PDF), learners soak chicken bones or eggshells in vinegar for several days.

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

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

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.

In this food science activity, learners conduct an experiment that demonstrates the importance of light to plants.

This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Bogs) is a full inquiry investigation into decomposition.

In this chemistry activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will observe a physical change.

In this biology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will explore how plants turn sunlight into food through a process called photosynthesis.

Make your own mummy! Using a combination of salts, transform an apple into a mummy and discover how the Ancient Egyptians used drying as one step in the mummification process.

In this activity learners observe mold growth on different types of bread by measuring and recording the growth rate.

In this outdoor activity, learners construct bird feeders and set them up at to investigate bird behavior for one or two weeks. Multiple feeder designs are suggested.

Learners make kimchee or sauerkraut, which is really just fermented cabbage, in a 2-liter plastic bottle.

Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.