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This is a hands-on activity that uses bread and household materials to grow mold. Learners collect dust from a room, wipe it on food, and contain it. One to seven days later, mold has grown.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this biology activity, learners recreate the process of digestion in a zip lock bag. A bit of soda pop added to some crumbled crackers approximates how acids in the stomach dissolve food.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will see that chewing is more than just the crushing up of food; there is actually a chemical change going on at the same time.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 19-24 of PDF), learners soak chicken bones or eggshells in vinegar for several days.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this introductory activity, learners discover that sugar and food coloring dissolve in water but neither dissolves in oil.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In the kitchen, learners can perform their own density investigation.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners thread gumdrops together to make a model of a polymer.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this yummy chemistry activity which requires adult supervision, learners use sugar and water to explore how crystals form.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners make their own rock candy. Crystals will grow from a piece of string hanging in a cup of sugar water. The edible crystals may take up to a week to form.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity about osmosis, learners use a naked egg (one with a dissolved eggshell) to learn about selectively permeable membranes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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No glue is needed for learners of any age to become marshmallow architects or engineers.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This Exploratorium activity can be used in many contexts because geysers are great opportunities for learning about heat and temperature changes as well as geological/space science phenomena.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 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 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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Learners use their knowledge of color changes with red cabbage indicator to neutralize an acidic solution with a base and then neutralize a basic solution with an acid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of PDF), learners mix oil and water. Then, they add soap and observe what changes! The activity demonstrates how oil and water don't mix, except when soap is added.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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Learners place multiple M&M's in a plate of water to watch what happens as the candies dissolve.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners place an M&M candy in water and observe what happens. The sugar-and-color coating dissolves and spreads out in a circular pattern around the M&M.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners mix a variety of substances with red cabbage juice. The juice changes color to indicate whether each substance is an acid or a base.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes