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In this activity, learners use their hands as tools for indirect measurement.

free Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners participate in several activities where they apply measurement skills.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this indoor and/or outdoor activity, learners make an anemometer (an instrument to measure wind speed) out of a protractor, a ping pong ball and a length of thread or fishing line.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this highly physical outdoor activity, learners construct and compare experimental trail sections to select the best trail-construction technique for their site.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most. Then, learners estimate the size of a Triceratops and T.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 6 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 international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make an equatorial sundial, which is simple to construct and teaches fundamental astronomical concepts. Learners use the provided template and a straw to build the sundial.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners will decide together on a question about how far, long or high the group could reach together.

free Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how anemometers work to record wind speeds and how the equipment has undergone engineering adaptations over time.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Soccer Ball Kick) is a full inquiry investigation into transfer of motion.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor water activity, learners explore how to change the direction of water flow. Learners make puddles in dirt or use existing puddles and sticks to make water flow.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this meteorological activity, learners get to build their very own anemometer (instrument for measuring wind speed) using a paper cup.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners estimate distances between landmarks and use a map and scales to determine the actual distances.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore conservation of energy by experimenting with a solar cell light device.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners construct box-and-whisker plots to analyze and compare data sets. Learners investigate whether or not long-legged people run faster than short-legged people.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this inquiry-based lesson, learners measure the biomass of trees, calculate the carbon stored by the trees, and use this information to create recommendations about using trees for carbon sequestra

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will measure the length of a shadow and use the distance from the equator to calculate the circumference of the earth.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own Sun tracker to explore how ancient civilizations around the world studied the Sun.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this meteorology activity, learners construct simple devices to measure the direction and speed of wind.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes