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In this activity, learners build a simple "rocket" with ordinary household materials to demonstrate the basic principles behind rocketry and the principle of reaction.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make pykrete by freezing a mixture of water and a material like cotton wool, grass, hair, shredded paper, wood chips, or sawdust.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 4 to 24 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners explore UV rays from the Sun and ways to protect against these potentially harmful rays.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will engineer their own weather vane. This activity includes step-by-step instructions with pictures and a "What's Happening?" section explaining how the activity worked.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (on page 14 of PDF), learners use a pan full of flour and some rocks to create a moonscape.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use an astrolabe to measure the altitude of objects. Learners will first practice taking measurements by measuring the altitude of trees and buildings.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners build a simple pinhole viewer. They use this apparatus to project images from a variety of light sources, including a candle, the Sun, and the Moon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a simple air pressure launcher for paper rockets.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in groups to build simple solar stills filled with salt water. After the stills are complete, learners observe what happens when they place the stills in the sun.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners model the flow of energy from the sun as it enters a photovoltaic cell, moves along a wire and powers a load.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a sled kite that models a type of airfoil called a parawing.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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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