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In this activity, learners take measurements and create charts to learn about the size of dinosaurs and their relative scale to humans.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will create a diagram of the ocean zones and determine what organisms live in each zone.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber, a device for cleaning industrial air pollution.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Based of the The Tech Challenge 2015, learners will engage in two mini-design challenges related to seismic engineering.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners observe a simple balloon model of an electrostatic precipitator. These devices are used for pollutant recovery in cleaning industrial air pollution.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Using information from the My Place in Space lithograph, learners write and/or draw a postcard to friends and family as if they had gone beyond the interstellar boundary of our Solar System, into the

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners observe and discuss a vacuum cleaner as a model of a baghouse, a device used in cleaning industrial air pollution.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will test cups full of potting soil, sand, and sphagnum moss to see which earth material is able to soak up the most water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering behind seismographs and how technology has improved accurate recording of earthquakes.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this experiment, learners design and build a model room in a shoebox and furnish it with tiny furniture.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this water pollution activity, learners create pond water cultures and investigate the effects of adding chemicals or natural nutrients.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Bogs), learners will test cups full of potting soil, sand, and sphagnum moss to see which earth material is able to soak up the most water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes