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Candy Chemosynthesis
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In this activity, groups of learners work together to create edible models of chemicals involved in autotrophic nutrition.

Single Serving Volcanism
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In this activity, learners eat a snack and make a model of the plumbing system of a volcano.

Crunch and Munch Lab
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In this activity, learners use three types of cheesy snacks--cheese balls, cheese puffs, and Cheetos--to learn about polymers.

Have Your DNA and Eat It Too
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In this activity, learners build edible models of DNA, while learning basic DNA structure and the rules of base pairing.

Reading DNA
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In this activity, learners use edible models of the DNA molecule to transcribe an mRNA sequence, and then translate it into a protein.

Build a Big Wheel
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed big wheels or Ferris wheels.

Bridge the Gap
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Learners work in groups to construct bridges using stale marshmallows and toothpicks.

Balloon Bugs
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In this activity, learners make balloon models of disease-causing bacteria.

Living Bones, Strong Bones
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In this activity about engineering, nutrition, and physical activity, learners design and build a healthy bone model of a space explorer which is strong enough to withstand increasing amounts of weigh

Sail Car Design
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Sailboat Design Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into design optimization.