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Walking Polygons
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In this activity, learners walk the sides and interior angles of various polygons drawn on the playground. As they do so, learners practice rotating clockwise 180° and 360°.
The Blindfolded Walk
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In this activity, learners work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research.
Counting With Quadrants
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Millions of organisms can live in and around a body of water.
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.
The Shadow Knows II
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In this activity, learners will measure the length of a shadow and use the distance from the equator to calculate the circumference of the earth.
Soil Density
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In this activity, learners will test soil content using their sample, some water and a container that seals.
Sink or Float
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In this activity, learners explore and compare the buoyant properties of materials found in nature and in human-made materials.
How to View a Solar Eclipse
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This is an activity to do when there is a solar eclipse!
Equatorial Sundial
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In this activity, learners make an equatorial sundial, which is simple to construct and teaches fundamental astronomical concepts. Learners use the provided template and a straw to build the sundial.
Earth Walk
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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
Pop Rockets
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Learners place water and part of an antacid tablet in a film canister. The reaction creates a gas reaction that launches the film canister like a rocket.
Thrown For A Curve: Pitch Like A Big Leaguer
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You may have tried to throw a curveball or a slider, or even a screwball, with an ordinary baseball and found it difficult to do.
Telescopes as Time Machines
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This fun, nighttime hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore how long it takes for light from different objects in the universe to reach Earth.
Supernova Star Maps
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This fun astronomy activity allows learners to experience finding stars in the night sky that will eventually go supernova. This activity is perfect for a star party outdoors.
Two Ears are Better Than One: Sound Localization
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This activity (9th activity on the page) about hearing demonstrates to learners the importance of having two ears.
Nature Journals
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In this activity, learners construct a home-made journal with simple, everyday materials.
The Thousand-Yard Model
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.
Tiny Pants Photo Challenge
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In this activity, learners use a simple trick of perspective to dress friends in tiny cutout clothing. Learners make tiny pants out of card stock and tape them to the end of a stick.
Playground Patterns of Cracks
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In this math activity, learners observe and sketch cracking patterns in pavement.
Bug Hotel
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In this activity, learners will create a home for animal friends in their backyard using recycled materials. Some material suggestions include: pine straw and twigs.