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In this activity, learners use a compact disc to make a spectrometer, an instrument used to measure properties of light.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners calculate the width (horizontal diameter) of the blind spot on their retina. Learners make a blind spot tester using a piece of notebook paper.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners take a balance challenge to measure their average balance time. As they collect data, they investigate how practice and repetition improve their balance time.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore a scale by comparing objects, which look similar but have different weights. Learners predict and then measure the weights of various objects using a scale.

free Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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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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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build penetrometers to test leaf toughness. Biologists measure leaf toughness to study the feeding preferences of insects and bugs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity learners observe mold growth on different types of bread by measuring and recording the growth rate.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity (26th on the page), learners construct an easy-to-build device and test motor learning.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners compare ways to measure their heart rates. Learners build their own stethoscopes and learn how exercise affects heart rate.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners create a garden in a disposable glove. They learn about the conditions necessary to make the seeds sprout and actively participate in caring for their plants.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this nutrition activity, learners explore food labels and consider the nutritional value of foods. Learners also explore units of measurement commonly used on food labels.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this quick activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Exercise and Memory), learners will investigate what happens to bubble gum when it is chewed for 5-10 minutes.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor activity linking human health to the environment, learners use their pulse rates as a measure of the effort expended in walking on different slopes.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (9th activity on the page), learners work in pairs to see how their perception of touch differs from reality.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (1st on the page), learners explore circadian rhythms by keeping track of their body temperature.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners discover that our hands are not reliable thermometers.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 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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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can use it to learn to differentiate between qualitative and quantitative observations and to practice data collection.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this health activity, learners create a device so that they not only feel their heartbeat, but also see it, using a straw and some clay.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes