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In this activity, learners discover that sand is the major ingredient in glass.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experience, learners use the internet to research physical details about Chihuly's Fireworks of Glass "Tower" and "Ceiling" and consider the decisions Chihuly had to make as he was planning th

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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Discover how a refracting telescope works by making one from scratch using common items. This telescope won't have a tube so the learner can see how an image is formed inside the telescope.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore healthy choices related to the liquids they drink. The importance of water and milk as essential nutrients for a healthy body is the focus of the experience.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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Did you know that using a lens one can bend light to make pictures of the world? It's true!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners will gain a better understanding of how friction, inertia, and mass affect objects.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create a magnifying glass called a waterscope, using water and household items, to examine various objects.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 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 math lesson, learners play two different games to help them understand coordinates. First, learners read the book, "The Fly on the Ceiling," by Julie Glass.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 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 draw natural objects to explore the details, differences, and similarities of natural objects.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will make their own prism and use a glass of water to separate sunlight into different colors.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate how inkjet printers produce tiny, precise drops of ink.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes