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The Old White Sheet Trick: Light and Insect Behavior
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In this outdoor, nighttime activity, learners gather around a brightly lit, white surface and study the behavior of nocturnal animals attracted to the light, particularly night fliers.

See the Light
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Learners mix a solution of luminol with hydrogen peroxide to produce a reaction that gives off blue light.

First Impressions
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Learners experiment with a commercial photo-sensitive paper (Sunprint® or NaturePrint® paper). They place opaque and clear objects on the paper and expose it to bright light, observing the results.

Observing Insects at Night
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In this activity, learners set up a night time insect observation station with a light and sheet.

Morphing Butterfly
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In this activity, learners explore how nanosized structures can create brilliant color.

Film Canister Farming
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In this hands-on botany activity, learners sprout vegetables in film canisters.

Exploring Structures: Butterfly
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In this activity, learners investigate how some butterfly wings get their color.

Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.

Sensory Hi-Lo Hunt
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In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

Round, Light and Hollow
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In this activity about bones (page 12 of PDF), learners investigate and compare the weight-bearing capacity of solid and hollow cylinders.

Decomposition Column
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In this activity, learners turn empty 2-liter bottles into a see-through compost container.

Plants Around a Building
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In this outdoor activity, learners discover how the environment around a building affects the growth of plants.

Turbidity
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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.