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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most. Then, learners estimate the size of a Triceratops and T.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the concepts of relative size and distance by creating a basic model of the solar system.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners shrink the scale of the vast solar system to the size of their neighborhood.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity, learners make their own bubble wands and determine if the size of the wand affects the number of bubbles it produces.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a simple pinhole viewer. They use this apparatus to project images from a variety of light sources, including a candle, the Sun, and the Moon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this indoor or outdoor water activity, learners pour water from small cups to large cups and containers. In doing so, they discover water takes the shape of its container.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 30 to 45 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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Investigate a flower's power of marketing by making an imitation flower that successfully signals a bee (or other pollinator of your choice) to visit.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore water pressure by conducting an experiment with a garden hose. Learners build a testing apparatus and create PVC nozzles with different sized holes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners will explore the concept of angular distance, and investigate why the moon appears to be the same size as the sun during a solar eclipse, despite the sun being much larger.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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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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This activity uses a special paper that can create images with exposure to the Sun. Collect objects of different shapes and sizes and use them to make interesting patterns on your sun print.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners help create and then navigate an outdoor course of the traditional "planets" (including dwarf planet Pluto), which are represented by small common objects.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners construct a bird feeder from re-used materials. After hanging their feeder, they keep a journal about what birds visit the feeder.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks