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In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this four-part activity, learners will discover the exciting world of light--the most important form of energy in our world--and be able to identify and describe different types of light.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this food science activity, learners conduct an experiment that demonstrates the importance of light to plants.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners mix a solution of luminol with hydrogen peroxide to produce a reaction that gives off blue light.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity (on page 1), learners role play as atoms to explore how atoms can be rearranged to make different materials.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity about the relationship between food and energy (page 1 of PDF), learners observe and quantify the growth of yeast when it is given table sugar as a food source.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this two-part activity about luminescence, learners explore the chemistry that happens inside glow sticks and other light producing reactions.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this game, learners walk through an imaginary Carbon Cycle and explore the ways in which carbon is stored in reservoirs and the processes that transport the carbon atom from one location to another

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In two separate bags, learners mix water with Epsom salts and detergent.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Visitors mix urea with water in one flask and mix calcium chloride with water in another flask. They observe that the urea flask gets cold and the calcium chloride flask gets hot.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity about combustion and energy, learners observe a burning candle in a sealed jar and the burning of white sugar.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners experiment with hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, yeast, and baking soda to produce hot and cold reactions. Use this activity to demonstrate exothermic and endothermic reactions.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes