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In this activity, learners explore in what ways the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth.

In this activity, learners explore dinosaurs and fossils by creating a diorama.

In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.

In this group activity, learners will explore the characteristics, functions and uniqueness of the mangrove tree.

In this activity, participants will learn about how gigantic clouds of gas and dust in space, called nebulas, are formed. They'll create their own colorful model nebula using paint and a spinner.

In this activity related to dinosaurs, learners explore why animals live in families. Learners discuss and identify animals living in families or groups from images and photos.

This hands-on astronomy activity lets learners hunt for different objects in the night sky that contribute to stellar and planetary formation, using a Treasure List.

In this activity, learners recreate the lunar phases using the frosting from Oreo® cookies and place the phases in order. Round cream cheese crackers can also be used if cookies are not an option.

In this activity, learners use objects they find on a nature and water to make creative frozen sculptures.

In this activity, learners will simulate the processes of the water cycle at home in a plastic sandwich bag.

In this activity, participants will learn how stars form from the dust and gas that exists in space clumping together.

In this activity (located at the bottom of the page), learners investigate soil and explore the creatures that live in it.

In this activity, young learners will make their own flower seed nursery in an egg carton.

In this activity, learners sort and count different colored plastic dinosaurs by various attributes including tail length, whether or not the dinosaurs have horns, etc.

In this activity, learners explore how distance can affect the way we perceive the size of an object.

In this activity, learners use maps to locate the Northwest Coastal region.

This activity models the way Landsat satellites use a thermal infrared sensor to measure land surface temperatures.

“Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow” is a hands-on activity designed primarily for young visitors and their families. Participants move a flashlight around an object to make and experiment with shadows.

In this activity, learners will explore how density is affected by temperature and how that can create currents.

In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity, learners set up a simple experiment to find out how sunscreen counteracts the effects of the sun.