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In this activity, learners will explore how maps can provide information about a place and help us find our way from one location to another.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math lesson (page 2 of the PDF), learners use bottles of various shapes to explore the abstract concept of rate of change.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct hand-held altitude trackers. The device is a sighting tube with a marked water level that permits measurement of the inclination of the tube.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity about the brain and sleep (on page 138 of the PDF), learners measure their resting breathing rates. Learners will discover that breathing frequencies vary amongst individuals.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this lab activity, learners explore how to initiate a density current. Learners measure six flasks with different concentrations of salt and water (colored blue).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in teams to investigate the relationship between mass, acceleration, and force as described in Newton's second law of motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the sense of sight and develop and conduct their own experiments.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate various appliances and electronics, discovering how much energy each uses and how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released to produce that energy.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours