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In this activity, learners use sieves with different-sized holes to sort balls by size.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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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 explore how distance can affect the way we perceive the size of an object.

free Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate just how small a billionth of a meter is by attempting to cut a paper ruler down to a nanometer-sized sliver.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners mark their height on a height chart and discover how tall they are in nanometers.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners find out why some mineral sunblock rubs in clear. Learners compare nano and non-nano sunblocks and discover how particle size affects visibility.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore a scale by comparing objects, which look similar but have different weights. Learners predict and then measure the weights of various objects using a scale.

free Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will put a set of containers in order by capacity. Would the tallest container hold more or less water than the wide, short one?

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners sniff out scents hidden in balloons! After investigating, learners discover we sometimes can use another sense (smell) to detect things too small to see.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will divide into teams or groups of equal size. “How many teams of three can we make?” “We need an equal number of children at each of the four computers.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners develop an understanding of cylinders and volume as they compare two sizes of popcorn buckets.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Put math of measurement into lining up — and make waiting in line fun. Choose a size characteristic that learners can physically compare, such as foot length or hair length.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will observe how air interacts with a paper helicopter. Learners will test different variables of weight, size, and shape.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners cut a shape into two equal sized pieces and use their knowledge of geometry and space to prove that the two parts are equal.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will construct a device to blow bubbles. By adding corn syrup to the bubble solution, we can increase the surface tension of the bubbles--and their size.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity provides instructions for making an aircraft that can really fly using a straw and paper hoops!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners try pouring water out of a regular cup and a miniature cup. It’s harder than it sounds! Learners discover that different forces dominate at different size scales.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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These three short activities challenge groups to fit objects through paper and index cards: "Slots" presents the challenge for one learner to figure out which objects fit through a hole cut by another

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners create their own units of measurement by making noodle rulers. Learners practice estimating and measuring objects using the noodle rulers .

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes