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Scientific Measurement Exercise
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Learners measure irregularly shaped bones using a variety of measurement methods and tools. Then, they measure again using standard conventions and metric tape measures.

Catch Your Breath: Build a Spirometer and Measure your Lung Capacity
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In this activity, learners will measure their lung capacity by making their own spirometer. Learners will then explore factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.

Better Hair Through Chemistry
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In this activity, learners hook up a hair to a lever system and create a hair hygrometer to measure changes in humidity.

Measuring Biodiversity
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Learners use a variety of beans to represent a variety of species, and scatter these beans over a large piece of paper representing the environment.

Seasons and Shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year
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In this activity you'll see how the sun's tilt on its axis changes the length of shadows. For example, why is your shadow longer in winter than in summer?

Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
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In this activity, learners investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective.

The Parachuting Egg
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In this activity, learners work in groups to design a parachute out of household items that keeps an egg secure when dropped from a certain height.