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In this activity, learners discover how geologists use stratigraphy, the study of layered rock, to understand the sequence of geological events.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make "solar cookies," edible models of the Sun's outer layers using sugar cookies and toppings.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Your heart pumps blood throughout your body in one direction, around in a loop. In this activity, learners will make a model of one type of heart chamber called a ventricle.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult
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In this activity, learners use a flexible magnet as a model for a scanning probe microscope (SPM). They learn that SPMs are an example of a special tool that scientists use to work on the nanoscale.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Water Clean-up Activity) about the use of reduction agents to decontaminate ground water.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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This activity uses Jell-O(R) to introduce learners to microfluidics, the flow of fluids through microscopic channels.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, dry ice and other items are used to construct a demonstration model of a comet that illustrates the comet nucleus, coma, and tails.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 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 activity, learners construct their own small catapults using simple materials. Learners follow visual instructions to build their launching device.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this outdoor activity and game, learners explore how animals adapt for survival through coloration, markings and camouflage.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor, sunny day activity, learners experiment with paper leaf models to discover how some desert plants conserve water.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners use artificial bees and paper models of flowers to find out how bees transfer pollen from one flower to another.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in NASA teams to build balloon-powered rockets using identical parts and compete to launch the greatest number of paper clips to "space" (the ceiling).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (p.7-8 of PDF), learners examine fossil formation.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a nanorover model using styrofoam meat trays and a balloon.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 14
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In this activity, learners build edible models of Jupiter and Earth to compare their sizes and illustrate the planets' internal layers.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners make models of homes that might protect small animals from the elements, then search living plants for real structures made by small animals.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in teams to investigate the relationship between mass, acceleration, and force as described in Newton's second law of motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity/demo, learners investigate biobarcodes, a nanomedical technology that allows for massively parallel testing that can assist with disease diagnosis.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Many people get water from a source deep underground, called groundwater.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes