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In this math activity, learners create their own units of measurement by making noodle rulers. Learners practice estimating and measuring objects using the noodle rulers .

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners observe the effects of air pressure. They will watch as marshmallows inside a bottle expand as a vacuum pump removes air from the bottle.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this chemistry activity, learners are asked to form a hypothesis about the behavior of milk as household detergents act upon it.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this engineering activity, learners investigate the differences between the strength of bridges made from flat and round building materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from onion cells. It includes an optional test for the presence of DNA.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a gelatinous slime using guar gum powder and borax. Educators can use this simple activity to introduce learners to colloids.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will learn about crystals by growing their very own.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this interactive and informative group activity, learners use packages of M&M's to illustrate the difference between weather and climate.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners sublimate dry ice and then taste the carbon dioxide gas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (4th activity on the page), learners use their sense of smell to rate and arrange containers filled with different dilutions of a scent (like cologne or fruit juice) in order from wea

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this online activity, learners experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners use a shoebox, colored cellophane and sunlight to "change" the colors of gumballs. Learners will be surprised when the green and blue gumballs appear black!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use Jell-O to explore lenses. Learners cut Jell-O into convex and concave lens shapes and examine how light exits each lens in a darkened room.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners follow a recipe to make a dough similar to the clay artists use to make sculptures.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine baking powder, a combination of three powders: baking soda, cream of tartar, and cornstarch.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this environmental education demonstration (page 6 of the PDF), learners will see a tangible representation of the scarcity of soil resources on earth.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry demonstration, learners investigate the factors that increase the rate of dissolution for a solid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this physics demonstration, learners are challenged to break a raw egg just by squeezing it. Learners will be shocked by their inability to complete the deceivingly simple challenge.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, high voltage is applied across a pickle to emit a yellow glow. This activity should only be conducted by skilled adults and is best suited as a demonstration.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the movement of water into and out of a polymer. Learners test the diffusion of water through gummy bears, which are made of sugar and gelatin (a polymer).

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days