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In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized "whiskers" can protect clothing from stains.

In this activity, learners use a compact disc to make a spectrometer, an instrument used to measure properties of light.

In this online activity, learners crack the special code imprinted on envelopes to help the U.S. Postal Service deliver the mail.

In this activity, learners play a card game that explores different size scales--macro, micro and nano.

In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to find the volume of one mole of gas. Learners capture sublimated gas from dry ice in a ziploc bag and use water displacement to measure its volume.

In this activity, learners make a model of a pollution spill that occurred at Bangs Lake in Mississippi and measure water quality parameters in their model.

In this introductory activity and demonstration, learners are introduced to the concept that different substances react chemically in characteristic ways.

In this lesson, learners cut paper into very small pieces to explore the small size of quarks, the smallest thing we know of on Earth.

Using information from the My Place in Space lithograph, learners write and/or draw a postcard to friends and family as if they had gone beyond the interstellar boundary of our Solar System, into the

In this math activity, learners observe and sketch cracking patterns in pavement.

In this activity, learners explore how polarizing sunglasses can help diminish road glare.

In this activity, learners slide shapes to create unusual tiled patterns.

Learners explore the relationship between energy consumption, population, and carbon emissions in the countries of the Americas.

In this demonstration, cook a cake using the heat produced when the cake batter conducts an electric current.

Each learner chews a piece of gum until it loses its flavor, and then leaves the gum to dry for several days.

In this inquiry-based learning activity, learners design, build, and test their own ramps. They are introduced to a variety of materials and explore putting them together.

This activity (on pages 24-29) combines science and art to introduce learners to how different animal pollinators spread pollen from one plant to another, and how certain shapes, colors, and smells of

This activity lets learners participate in the process of reconstructing a phylogenetic tree and introduces them to several core bioinformatics concepts, particularly in relation to evolution.

In this simulation, learners become birds different beak types. Learners use various tools to represent beaks to pick up seeds and place them in a petri dish.

In this activity, learners build penetrometers to test leaf toughness. Biologists measure leaf toughness to study the feeding preferences of insects and bugs.