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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.

In this outdoor activity, learners investigate the relationship between the slope of a trail and soil erosion.

In this activity, learners calculate the number of milliliters of water a nearby tree transpires per day.

In this outdoor activity/game, learners use thermometers to simulate how lizards survive in habitats with extreme temperatures.

In this outdoor activity, learners plan a simple foot path and create an environmental impact study of the natural area where the path would be.

In this hands-on and feet-on excursion, learners take a science walk to visualize the planet's immense size and numerous structures, without the usual scale and ratio dimensions found in most textbook

In this activity, learners use a simple 3D model to discover why the Moon has phases.

In this international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

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.

In this activity, learners evaluate the potential performance of air rockets placed inside a wind tunnel.

In this math activity related to light, learners assemble a photometer and use it to estimate the power output of the Sun.

In this activity, learners work in groups to design a parachute out of household items that keeps an egg secure when dropped from a certain height.

In this small-group activity, learners assume the roles of pilots, air traffic controllers, and NASA scientists to solve five Air Traffic Control (ATC) problems.