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In this optics activity, learners discover how they can make glass objects "disappear." Learners submerge glass objects like stirring rods into a beaker of Wesson™ oil to explore how the principles of

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore why frost forms. They create their own frost using a solution of ice water and salt in a glass.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners use paint thinner to make a small jar seem to disappear inside a larger jar.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners see how many coins they can add to a full glass of water before the water overflows.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Take the two-straw challenge and discover how pressure affects vacuums! In this activity, learners experiment with drinking through one and two straws, comparing the amount of liquid they can drink.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Extract your DNA from your very own cells! First, learners swish salt water in their mouth to collect cheek cells and spit the water into a glass.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners use a candle to investigate the products of combustion. When a glass rod is held over a lit candle, the candle flame deposits carbon on the rod.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use string and salt to lift an ice cube out of a glass of water. Salt depresses the freezing point of water, allowing it to melt around the string and refreeze.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore gravity and air pressure as they experiment with holding a glass full of water upside down, without spilling it, using a simple piece of cardstock.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners explore how light bends and affects what we see.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Create 3D glasses and use them to explore color, light and optics. Fool your brain into 'seeing' three dimensions on a flat surface!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners make a lens and explore how the eye manipulates the light that enters it.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine their tongue and taste buds.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a "mini sky" in a glass of water in a dark room.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this quick SciGirls activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Doghouse Design), learners will be introduced to the concept of thermal conductivity.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 4-5), learners make fake snow by adding water to the super-absorbant chemical from diapers, sodium polyacrylate.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a flashlight, a glass of water, and some milk to examine why the sky is blue and sunsets are red.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this physics demonstration, learners will be surprised when a lemon slice appears to magically levitate within a pint glass.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity related to light and perception, learners use a pinhole in an index card as a magnifying glass to help their eye focus on a nearby object.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners examine how a transparent material such as glass or water can actually reflect light better than any mirror.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes