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In this activity, learners investigate why apples turn brown. Learners discover that lemon juice interferes with the reaction that causes the browning.

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.

This is a quick activity that shows how large amounts of rock and sediment are added to the edge of continents during subduction.

In this activity about magnetism (page 17 of the pdf), learners experiment with magnets, exploring the concept of diamagnetic materials by seeing how a grape reacts to a magnetic field.

In this two-part activity, learners will extract their own DNA from their cheek cells and learn how DNA is analyzed and used to solve crimes.

In this activity, learners will make their own slushies and learn some of the science behind how the process works.

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

In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners investigate how much sugar is in a soda. Learners use sugar cubes to measure and calculate the amount of sugar in a bottle of soda.

In this activity, learners recreate the lunar phases using the frosting from Oreo® cookies and place the phases in order. Round cream cheese crackers can also be used if cookies are not an option.

In this sunny day activity, learners compare how a cup of water and a cup of tonic water reflect or refract light in the sun.

In this hands-on activity, learners explore static electricity through the use of common household products. They also explore the connection between static electricity and cold weather.

In this science trick, learners get an egg to stand-up on its long-axis vertical to a table's top.

In the kitchen, learners can perform their own density investigation.

In this activity, learners make their own edible DNA double helix out of candy and find out about the shape of DNA.

Do grapes, yes the grapes from the grocery store, move in the presence of a very strong magnet?

In this yummy biology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners participate in a demonstration of natural selection.

Learners make a "menu" of any plants in their lunch for Monday through Friday and draw the plants from their lunch.

Learners work as a group to create a map of their community. They use pasta to represent people, and glue the pasta on their maps to show areas of large population.

In this demonstration/activity, learners observe as a regular size marshmallow is blown through a tube made from a manila file folder.

Learners analyze candy-coated sweets using chromatography. Learners use this method to separate the various dyes used to make colored candy.