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In this math activity, learners create their own units of measurement by making noodle rulers. Learners practice estimating and measuring objects using the noodle rulers .

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, young learners use different-sized paper 'caterpillars' and various household items to predict and measure their height.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make pretend snakes and use them to explore estimation and measurement. Learners roll out clay snakes and estimate and measure their lengths and diameters.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (located on page 2 of PDF) introduces learners to the real size of animals using nonstandard measurement.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners pretend there is a special store that lets you pay for toys by their height in pennies.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use measurement concepts to make models of what their body parts might look like if they were a snake or a chameleon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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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 experience, learners use the internet to research physical details about Chihuly's Fireworks of Glass "Tower" and "Ceiling" and consider the decisions Chihuly had to make as he was planning th

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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Get all wrapped up in a lesson about skin!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a straight line to learn about circles. Learners measure and record the diameter and circumference of different sized cylindrical objects on a chart.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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 activity, learners use rice grains to model the composition of the atmosphere of the Earth today and in 1880. Learners assemble the model while measuring percentages.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make different shapes that hold exactly one mole of gas (air).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a model using metric measuring tapes and atmosphere composition data.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 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 math lesson, learners explore the real world meaning of slope. Learners conduct a balloon experiment in which they measure the circumference and flight time of deflating balloons.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 12 of the PDF), learners make a sundial (shadow clock) appropriate for their geographic location in the northern hemisphere and use it to tell time.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days