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In this three-part activity, learners use food to determine the effects of wind, sandblasting and water on regolith (dust) formation and deposition on Earth.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor, winter activity, learners find living green plants under the snow and determine the light and temperature conditions around the plants.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 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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Learners build a simple solar oven from a shoebox, black construction paper, and aluminum foil. Over the course of a few hours, the oven heats up water enough to brew tea.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this quick activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Lift Off), learners will use the ever-popular soda geyser experiment to test the reactivity of the various sugar candies or mints.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners build a solar oven from a cardboard pizza box, aluminum foil and plastic. Learners can use their oven to cook S'mores or other food in the sun.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use the Sun's energy to cook marshmallows. Learners construct the solar oven out of simple everyday materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use chocolate to explore how the Sun transfers heat to the Earth through radiation.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a fun activity about the power of the Sun and the importance of using sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin from its rays.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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In this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own solar oven to bake s'mores and learn about how solar energy is absorbed on Earth.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners follow directions to construct a solar oven that really cooks! The solar oven uses aluminum foil to reflect sunlight into a cooking chamber, which is painted black.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners shrink the scale of the vast solar system to the size of their neighborhood.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Bogs) is a full inquiry investigation into decomposition.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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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.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes