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In this activity, learners build a scale model of the solar system using a roll of toilet paper.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Visitors observe a bottle with a balloon attached around the mouth. The bottle contains a solution of yeast, sugar, and water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this math-based activity, learners model the intensity of light at various distances from a light source, and understand how astronomers measure the amount of sunlight that hits our planet and othe

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore temperature changes from chemical reactions by mixing urea with water in one flask and mixing calcium chloride with water in another flask.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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This activity has learners interacting with live crayfish, but could be adapted for a variety of similar hardy and interesting organisms.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own flip book that shows real solar flares erupting from the Sun in November 2000. Step-by-step instructions are included with photos.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to build a bird feeder using recycled materials from home and are encouraged to problem solve during the extensions.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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This is an activity to do when there is a solar eclipse!

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will explore the ways natural materials can produce sounds. Appropriate for any age, learners can make individual music or create a symphony with others.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Bones are stiff, which helps us lift heavy things and walk around, but they are also somewhat flexible, which lets them bend slightly.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate just how small a billionth of a meter is by attempting to cut a paper ruler down to a nanometer-sized sliver.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity uses LEGO® bricks to represent atoms bonding into molecules and crystals. The lesson plan is for a 2.5 hour workshop (or four 45-minute classes).

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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Space Guess Quest is a fun game that encourages participants to identify the many types of objects in space, from human-made spacecraft to nebulas, galaxies, stars, and worlds.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners test to see if carbon dioxide is present in the air we breathe in and out by using a detector made from red cabbage.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover how a super-absorbing material can be used to move a straw.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use food scraps from the kitchen to grow new vegetables.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners will discover what it takes to be a frog. By dressing up like one, learners can visualize how each part of the frog plays an important role in surviving its habitat.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Using a vertical wind tube and using simple materials, individuals and groups attempt to design a "satellite" that floats for at least 5 seconds.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a nanoscale structure that occurs in nature.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics demonstration, learners are challenged to break a raw egg just by squeezing it. Learners will be shocked by their inability to complete the deceivingly simple challenge.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes