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Exploring Size: Scented Solutions
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This is an activity in which learners will find that they can detect differences in concentration better with their nose (smelling) than with their eyes (seeing).

Clipbirds
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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.

The Thousand-Yard Model
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

Exploring Size: Scented Balloons
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In this activity, learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale.

Poking Around: Having Students Experience the Real Process of Science
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Using indirect methods, learners determine the shape and size of a piece of carpet hidden under a piece of plywood.

Energy Use in the Americas
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Learners explore the relationship between energy consumption, population, and carbon emissions in the countries of the Americas.

Mapping the Homunculus
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In this activity, learners will explore how the human brain interprets environmental stimuli.

Slimy Cells
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In this activity, learners solidify their conceptualization of cells by building a model of a cell in a ziplock bag.

Our Sense of Touch: Two-Point Discrimination
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In this activity, learners investigate the touch sensory system and discover how to plan and carry out their own experiments.