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Scale Models
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In this activity, learners explore the relative sizes and distances of objects in the solar system.

Map Your World
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In this activity, learners map their world by drawing a plan of their bedroom.

Heavyweight Champion: Jupiter
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In this activity, learners confront their perceptions of gravity in the solar system.

Dunking the Planets
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In this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods.

Dripping Wet or Dry as a Bone?
Learners investigate the concept of humidity by using a dry and wet sponge as a model. They determine a model for 100% humidity, a sponge saturated with water.

The Pull of the Planets
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In this activity, learners model the gravitational fields of planets on a flexible surface.

How Big Were the Dinosaurs?
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In this activity (located on page 4 of PDF), learners gain insight into the actual size of dinosaurs and practice making estimations and measurements.

Super Soaker
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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.

Stuck on You: Adhesion
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Learners explore water adhesion and learn about why water molecules are more strongly attracted to some substances than others.