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Bean Bugs
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In this outdoor biology and math activity, learners estimate the size of a population of organisms too numerous to count.

Hold a Hill
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In this outdoor activity, learners investigate the relationship between the slope of a trail and soil erosion.

Sand Dunes
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This outdoor activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Sand Dunes) is a full inquiry investigation into how the amount of moisture in a sand dune relates to the number of plants growing

Determining the Amount of Transpiration from a Schoolyard Tree
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In this activity, learners calculate the number of milliliters of water a nearby tree transpires per day.

Cool It
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In this outdoor activity/game, learners use thermometers to simulate how lizards survive in habitats with extreme temperatures.

Trail Impact Study
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In this outdoor activity, learners plan a simple foot path and create an environmental impact study of the natural area where the path would be.

Extreme Sounds
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Extreme Sounds) is a full inquiry investigation into sound.

Statistics: Steppin' Out
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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.

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.

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.

Malformed Frogs
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Malformed Frogs) is a full inquiry investigation into using indicator species to assess the health of an environment.

Tree Trunk Diameter to Branch Height Relationship
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In this activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity), learners will identify a group of deciduous trees to study.

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

Soccer Kicks
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Soccer Ball Kick) is a full inquiry investigation into transfer of motion.

Wetland Bioblitz
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity of a given habitat.

Double Dutch Distractions
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Double Dutch) is a full inquiry investigation into whether hearing or seeing has a bigger effect on jump rope performance.

Tug-of-War
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Tug O' War) is a full inquiry investigation into tug-of-war physics. Groups of learners will test two tug-of-war strategies.