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In this health and fitness activity, learners focus on the importance of daily physical activity, specifically walking.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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How do scientists measure how clear or murky water in a lake is? How does water clarity (clearness) affect what lives in the lake?

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore and experiment how we can use our bodies everyday to get from one place to another.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate parallax, a method used to measure distances to stars and planets in the solar system.

free Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 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, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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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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In this activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity), learners will identify a group of deciduous trees to study.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 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 activity, learners will train to improve lung, heart, and other muscle endurance as they walk a progressive, measured distance.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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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 weather activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will construct their very own anemometer to measure wind speed.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math activity, learners will create a scale diagram of their backyard or other outdoor area on graph paper.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how and why rainbows form by creating rainbows in a variety of ways using simple materials. Learners create rainbows indoors and outdoors.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will construct a measuring device (snake "string") to improve their observation skills.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 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 activity, learners observe and sketch cracking patterns in pavement.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes