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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.

In this engineering/design activity, learners make a kite, fly it, and then work to improve the design. Learners explore how their kite design variations affect flight.

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.

In this activity, learners compare plant and animal life in different habitats including a sidewalk crack and lawn. Learners sort human-made materials and natural materials found in each habitat.

This is a tape and glue activity in which learners make binoculars that they can decorate and then use to go bird watching.

In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.

In this water activity, learners discover ways to move water across the water table.

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