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In this activity related to indoor air pollution, learners build take-home dust catchers with wax paper and petroleum jelly.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this food science activity, learners explore digestion and proteins by observing the action of meat tenderizer on luncheon meat.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this neuroscience activity, learners conduct a simulation to demonstrate how multiple incoming signals influence the action of neurons.

free Ages 11 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF), learners make a "mini-globe" to investigate the causes of day and night on our planet.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 131 of the PDF) related to sleep and circadian rhythms as well as space travel.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (2nd on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which foot is more dominant. In other words, are they right-footed or left-footed?

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 11 of the PDF, learners use candle wax to make "invisible" designs that are revealed with watercolor paints.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about the brain and sleep (on page 138 of the PDF), learners measure their resting breathing rates. Learners will discover that breathing frequencies vary amongst individuals.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how to protect their skin while applying pesticides to plants.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine the dangers of mercury and how humans contribute to growing mercury emissions on Earth.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Visitors add drops of copper sulfate solution onto a steel nail. They observe the nail change color from silver to brown as the copper plates onto the nail.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a simple “top” from a CD, marble and bottle cap, and use it as a spinning platform for a variety of illusion-generating patterns.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (1st on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which of their hands is more dominant. In other words, are they right-handed or left-handed?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how their sense of smell affects their taste buds. Learners taste different flavored jelly beans while holding their nose.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this crime science activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners will explore the uniqueness of fingerprints. The will learn components of fingerprints as well as why fingerprints are left behind.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, a lightbulb is placed in front of a concave mirror. The actual lightbulb is not visible to the viewer, but the viewer can see the mirror image of the lightbulb formed in space.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 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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Visitors test solutions of water, sugar, salt, and hydrochloric acid and the solids salt and sugar. They clip leads from the hand generator to wires immersed in each substance.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Visitors prepare six solutions combining vinegar and ammonia that range incrementally from acid (all vinegar) to base (all ammonia).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners simulate taking HIV antiretroviral drugs by using Tic Tac mints and Kool-Aid packets.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 4 weeks