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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 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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Use echolocation to find others and experience how whales’ senses have adapted to suit their environment. In pairs, learners are blindfolded and use containers filled with marbles to find each other.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learn about friction and kinetic energy with this cool spinning toy.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this version of tag, a large group of learners model how the body fights infection. Learners act as germs, as lymphocytes, and as the body's cells threatened by germs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, young learners will make their own flower seed nursery in an egg carton.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 1 to 4 weeks
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct speedy vehicles made out of paper plates and powered by twisted rubber bands.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners construct box-and-whisker plots to analyze and compare data sets. Learners investigate whether or not long-legged people run faster than short-legged people.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity on page 27, learners perform an experiment to learn about how different types of marine debris degrade and how weather and sunlight affect the rate of degradation.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 12 months
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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 activity (on page 2 of PDF), learners create a low-tech refrigerator that requires no electricity to keep food from spoiling.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Learners build particulate matter collectors--devices that collect samples of visible particulates present in polluted air.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math activity, learners collect, organize, and analyze a set of data related to types of animals in the temperate forest.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 1 to 7 days