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Hexagon Hunt
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This activity gets learners looking at 6-sided shapes in nature, including the cells of a beehive, as well as other shapes.

First Impressions
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Learners experiment with a commercial photo-sensitive paper (Sunprint® or NaturePrint® paper). They place opaque and clear objects on the paper and expose it to bright light, observing the results.

Gravity Fountains
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Glaciers Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into the forces of gravity and air pressure.
Up, Up and Away with Bottles
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In this activity, learners make water rockets to explore Newton's Third Law of Motion. Learners make the rockets out of plastic bottles and use a bicycle pump to pump them with air.

Tabletop Biosphere
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In this activity, learners create a sealed, mini ecosystem that supplies freshwater shrimp with food, oxygen, and waste processing for at least three months.

Biodiversity of Feet
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Biodiversity Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity.

A Degrading Experience
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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.

Globe at Night
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In this international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

Knowing North: Understanding the Relationship between Time and the Sun
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This activity shows how our experience of the Sun changes with time and location. The sun dagger at Chaco Canyon is thought by many to be a sort of ancient timekeeping device.

Heart of the Matter
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of valve operation and how engineers have adapted valves for use in mechanical heart valve design.

Pollen Tracks
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In this activity (on pages 30-36), learners simulate a dig for ancient pollen, to experience how paleobotanists study fossilized pollen in rocks to learn about early geological and climatological even

Floodplain Modeling
In this design-based lesson, learners study flood dynamics as they modify a riverbed with blockages or levees to simulate real-world scenarios.

Collect Invertebrates to Determine Water Quality
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into organisms and the health of their ecosystems.

Shadow Play
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In this three part activity, learners explore and experiment with shadows to learn about the Sun's relative motion in the sky.

ANTacid: Indicator Paper on an Anthill
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In this activity, learners make acid/base indicator paper, place the indicator paper on an anthill, disturb a bunch of ants, and then observe what happens!

Canned Heat
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In this activity, learners explore how light and dark colored objects absorb the Sun's radiations at different rates.

Ready to Observe: Enhance Your Telescope Experience
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This fun hands-on astronomy activity uses a variety of simple props to help learners understand why they see what they see in a telescope.

Melts in Your Bag, Not in Your Hand
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In this activity, learners use chocolate to explore how the Sun transfers heat to the Earth through radiation.

The Shadow Knows I
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In this activity, learners will measure the length of their shadow from the Sun and compare it three to four months later.

Save Your Skin
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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.