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In this activity, learners burn a peanut, which produces a flame that can be used to boil away water and count the calories contained in the peanut.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this colorful activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will make a multicolor density column by using different concentrations of sugar solutions.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of PDF under GPS: Roller Coaster Design Activity), learners will use food cans of many different properties (sizes, shapes, and weights) and set two cans on their sides at

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Bogs) is a full inquiry investigation into decomposition.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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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 physics activity, learners will investigate the strength of egg shells.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, adult learners create a lava lamp using beer and nuts! Use this pub-themed activity to demonstrate the effects of buoyancy and bubbles.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners drink Avogadro's number worth of molecules - 6.02x10^23 molecules!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use oil, water, food coloring and antacid tablets to create a bubbling lava lamp. Use this activity to introduce concepts related to density, hydrophobicity vs.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners observe a tank of water containing cans of diet and regular sodas. The diet sodas float and the regular sodas sink. All the cans contain the same amount of liquid and the same amount of air.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 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 activity, learners use colored candy to represent subatomic particles and make a model of an atom (Bohr model).

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Albert Einstein proved that space bends around anything that has mass. This activity uses Jell-O's ability to bend around objects as a model for space bending around planets and stars.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners set up three different bowls, each with a different mass of oatmeal. Learners monitor the temperature of the oatmeal and find that larger masses take longer to cool.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners break the tension that happens when water develops a "skin." Learners use water, pepper and some soap to discover the wonders of surface tension—the force that attract

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate convection by using food coloring and water of different temperatures.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this Energy and Environment activity (page 9 of the PDF), learners calculate the mass of a piece of gum, compare it to the mass of the gum's packaging, and then create a bar graph of the results.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this (edible) activity, learners balance chemical equations using different kinds and colors of candy that represent different atoms. Learners will work in pairs and explore conservation of atoms.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners see that a can of regular cola sinks while a can of diet cola floats. As a demonstration, bubble wrap is taped to the can of regular cola to make it float.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes