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Tiny Geyser Models
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In this activity (located on page 2), learners will construct tiny model geysers out of film canisters, warm water, and antacid seltzer tablets.

Float Your Boat
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In this physics activity, learners will explore buoyancy.

Fill it to Capacity
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In this math lesson, learners rotate through six estimating and measuring centers. First, learners read the book, "Room for Ripley" by Stuart J.

The Pressure's On
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In this chemistry activity, learners explore chemical reactions and their effects, including the kind of reaction in the human body that makes people burp!

Burn a Peanut
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In this activity, learners burn a peanut, which produces a flame that can be used to boil away water and count the calories contained in the peanut.

Toilet Model
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In this activity, PVC pipe, plastic water bottles and vinyl tubing are used to make a simple working toilet model. The model shows the role of a siphon in the flushing of a toilet.

Building Molecules
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This online interactive has three activities in the NanoLab (press the upper right button): Build, Zoom, and Transform.

Growing Food From Scraps
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In this activity, learners will explore vegetative propagation while preparing food scraps to grow into plants.

Hydraulic Car
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In this activity, learners build cars using syringes and water-powered hydraulics. Learners construct the car frame out of cardboard and set up a hydraulic system to raise and lower the car.

Avi's Sensational Salt Dough
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In this activity on page 5 of the PDF, learners mimic the process for making bricks. Learners shape and bake creations from a dough that is made from flour, salt, and water.

Small Habitats
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).

Witches' Potion Demonstration
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In this chemistry demonstration, learners will discover that phenolphthalein is an acid/base indicator. One learner will read a poem about four witches making a potion.

Make Your Own Soda Pop
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In this chemistry activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners will identify the instances of physical change, chemical change, and solutions while making homemade soda pop.

Air Pressure
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In this experiment, learners use a blow dryer and water bottle to observe and record changes in air pressure caused by changes in temperature.

Solar Cooker
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Learners build a simple solar oven from a shoebox, black construction paper, and aluminum foil. Over the course of a few hours, the oven heats up water enough to brew tea.

The Shape of Floatation
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Sailboat Design Activity), learners will discover how the shape of an object, not just its weight, determines whether it floats or sinks.
Soda Pop Can Hero Engine
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In this demonstration/activity, water streaming through holes in the bottom of a suspended soda pop can causes the can to rotate.

Liquid Body Armor
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In this activity, learners explore how nanotechnology is being used to create new types of protective fabrics.

Jem's Pykrete Challenge
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In this activity, learners make pykrete by freezing a mixture of water and a material like cotton wool, grass, hair, shredded paper, wood chips, or sawdust.

Build a Battery
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Learners make a simple battery out of "sandwiches" of aluminum foil, pennies, and a salt water-soaked paper towel.