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In this activity, learners complete a series of drawing activities to explore scale and powers of 10. Learners first trace each other on 1-meter-square pieces of paper.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners explore three-dimensional geometric frames including cubes and tetrahedrons, as they create bubble wands with pipe cleaners and drinking straws.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Create 3D glasses and use them to explore color, light and optics. Fool your brain into 'seeing' three dimensions on a flat surface!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this biology activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners use yarn and sticky labels to build a model of a DNA strand. They discover that DNA is very long, very skinny, and packs well into cells.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this design challenge, learners will create wind-powered contraptions to transport a load, such as a cupcake or another small object, and test to see if they work.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners cut out a fish and then "paint" it using universal indicator and acids and bases.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that some things only stand up while they are spinning.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this chemistry activity, learners use thin layer chromatography to determine the molecular composition of different markers.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity learners will create paint out of natural materials. Explore your natural world (or your fridge) and find berries, leaves, or flowers to find a great base for your paint.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate color vision as well as plan and conduct their own experiments.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity learners create patterns of hair beads.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners trace, cut out and fly a boomerang, outdoors or in a large indoor space.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a traditional Mexican noisemaker (a matraca) using cardboard, craft sticks, and a wooden dowel.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use their imaginations and experiment with different materials to create bug hats.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this hands-on engineering project, kids use two simple machines, levers and inclined planes, to construct their own pinball machines.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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This simple construction activity teaches the importance of architectural structure. Learners build and test designs for a paper "doghouse" strong enough to hold the weight of a jumbo dog biscuit.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners of all ages will experiment with paint and printmaking.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Make a rattle-like musical instrument! Shake it, hit it, spin it any way you want to!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Discover geometry by creating shapes from loops of paper. In this activity, paper loops transform to give you totally new structures when you cut them.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes