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Measuring Wind Speed
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In this indoor and/or outdoor activity, learners make an anemometer (an instrument to measure wind speed) out of a protractor, a ping pong ball and a length of thread or fishing line.

Beachcombing
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In this outdoor activity, learners become beachcombers as they walk on a sandy beach in search of evidence of life.

Flocking for Food
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In this outdoor beach activity, learners use a variety of "beaks" (such as trowels, spoons or sticks) to hunt for organisms that shore birds might eat.

Soil Profile
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In this activity, learners will create a soil profile in a bottle. They will learn about the organic and inorganic matter found in soil and observe as it separates into layers in the bottle.

Catch the Wind
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In this weather activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will construct their very own anemometer to measure wind speed.

Paper Cup Anemometer
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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.

Comet Cratering
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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.

Cool Trees
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This warm weather activity introduces learners to the impact trees have on blocking the sun's heat and reducing temperature on the Earth's surface.

Using a Simple Astrolabe
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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.

Big Sun, Small Moon
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Learners will explore the concept of angular distance, and investigate why the moon appears to be the same size as the sun during a solar eclipse, despite the sun being much larger.

Mars Perseverance Activity: Mud Splat Craters
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In this activity, learners explore the physics of impact craters from their own backyard using mud. Learners are encouraged to match features of real impact craters to their models.

Identifying Erosion
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In this environmental science activity (page 3 of the PDF), leaners will identify and explain the causes of erosion.

Trash Traits
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In this activity on page 24, learners perform experiments to examine whether or not trash can float, blow around, or wash away.

How to View a Solar Eclipse
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This is an activity to do when there is a solar eclipse!

Make a UV Detector
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In this activity, learners use tonic water to detect ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun and explore the concept of fluorescence.

Head in the Clouds
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In this activity, learners create a CloudSpotter wheel and record the different types of clouds they observe twice daily over several days.

Does the Moon Rotate?
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners make 3-dimensional models of the Earth and Moon.

Egg Carton Nursery
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In this activity, young learners will make their own flower seed nursery in an egg carton.

Make a Prism
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In this activity, learners will make their own prism and use a glass of water to separate sunlight into different colors.

Measure the Sun's Size
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In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.