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In this game, learners explore the different sizes of things in the world. In this Twister-like game, learners must place a hand or foot on a circle of the right scale - macro, micro, or nano.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will estimate the sizes of balls to learn how to estimate the size of hail. Learners will compare their estimates to the estimates of their peers and the real measurements.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 2 of PDF under GPS: Baby Dinosaurs Activity), learners will look for a relationship between skull size and body length among various dinosaurs.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this simulation of natural selection, learners use binder clips in three different sizes to represent the diversity of beak sizes in a bird population.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe mixtures of sand samples glued to note cards, and consider how sand can differ in size, shape, and color, and where it comes from.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this two-part activity, learners explore the Earth and Sun's positions in relation to the constellations of the ecliptic with a small model.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity on page 5 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners use chromatography to separate and identify pigments within various leaves.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this collecting/comparing activity, learners work with samples of sand from different places like a lakefront, river, or ocean beach.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor activity and game, learners collect and sort leaf samples to determine how many types of plants grow in the activity site.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this hands-on and feet-on excursion, learners take a science walk to visualize the planet's immense size and numerous structures, without the usual scale and ratio dimensions found in most textbook

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners model, on a human-sized board game, how changes in water temperature may affect fish distributions and, ultimately, fisheries.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or coatings can change a bigger material’s properties.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners use M&Ms® (or any other multi-color, equally-sized small candy or pieces) to create a pie graph that expresses the composition of air.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity generates learner excitement about light through the creation of a room-sized rainbow.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity/demonstration, learners observe what happens when two ping pong balls are suspended in the air by a hair dryer. Use this activity to demonstrate how rain drops grow by coalescence.

free Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forecasting), learners will construct an air cannon by cutting a hole in the bottom of a bucket and stretching a garbage bag over the other end

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners first explore lizard feeding behavior by creating a "lizard rig" to dangle different objects in front of live lizards and see which objects the lizards try to bite.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that as the salinity of water increases, the density increases as well. Learners prove this by attempting to float fresh eggs in saltwater and freshwater.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners discover how the environment around a building affects the growth of plants.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes