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In this genetics activity, learners extract DNA from an onion, using detergent solution, a food processor, and rubbing alcohol. They will also discuss genetic engineering of plants.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use food scraps from the kitchen to grow new vegetables.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners place cut flowers in colored water and observe how the flowers change. The flowers absorb the water through the stem and leaves.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners try to revive wilted celery. Learners discover that plants wilt when their cells lose water through evaporation. Use this activity to introduce capillary action.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 7 days
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As a long-term project, you can rear monarch butterflies at home or in a classroom.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 1 to 12 months
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In this activity related to microbes, learners make slides of cells from an onion skin and Elodea (American or Canadian waterweed) to observe under a microscope.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this fun, hands-on autumn activity, learners experiment to discover whether the colored substances in leaves can be separated from the leaves.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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This activity provides an opportunity for learners to observe and examine how carbon dioxide, water, and light produce glucose/starch through a process called photosynthesis.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this fun sticker activity, learners will create a size wheel with images of objects of different size, from macroscopic scale (like an ant) to nanoscale (like DNA).

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners play NOAA's Carbon Tracker game and discover ways to keep track of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the world.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this astrobiology activity (on page 11 of the PDF), learners consider what organisms need in order to live (water, nutrients, and energy).

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners use restriction enzymes to cut up DNA from a virus called Bacteriophage λ, a process known as restriction digestion.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners transform a strain of E. coli using green fluorescent protein from a bioluminescent jellies.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 7 days