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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 activity, learners will trick out their bike with crafts and flair. Learners will explore symmetry, cause and effect and design through this activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will build rainwater collectors to practice meteorology in their own backyard. Collect and analyze data to determine how much rainfall you get in a set period of time.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 4 weeks
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An ordinary camera has a lens that makes an image on film. In a pinhole camera, a small hole replaces the lens.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will make seed orbs to grow new trees and plants. Learners will explore ecology and life cycles as well as stewardship through this activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering design challenge, learners make a bird and then control its flight with attached strings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate wind by comparing the force of wind in different locations. Learners build wind-o-meters out of wooden sticks and strips of paper.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a bird feeder or feeders to attract birds for observation.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity shows you how to make amazing crystal spikes using Epsom salt and the sun.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this optics activity, learners use a shoebox, colored cellophane and sunlight to "change" the colors of gumballs. Learners will be surprised when the green and blue gumballs appear black!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This fun hands-on astronomy activity lets learners use star maps (included) to find constellations and to identify stars with extrasolar planets (Northern Hemisphere only, naked eye).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners follow a three-step process to start their own rock collection.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners use cheap, thin plastic garbage bags to quickly build a solar hot air balloon. In doing so, learners will explore why hot air rises.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This hands-on activity lets participant explore chemical reactions as they create a soda explosion with lots of bubbles. The bubbles in soda are made of carbon dioxide gas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Make impact craters with marbles (or rocks or washers) in a container of flour. Find out what you can learn about your "comets" by the craters they make.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, one person acts as a human robot while another acts as their developer by programming their actions.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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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This is an activity where learners will discover what types and how many insects live in their own backyard.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners capture and observe planaria, which are worms that eat tiny pond critters.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 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