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A System of Transport
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In this activity about the human heart (on page 5 of the PDF), learners work in teams to simulate the volume of blood moved through the circulatory system by transferring liquid into--and through--a s

Catch Your Breath: Build a Spirometer and Measure your Lung Capacity
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In this activity, learners will measure their lung capacity by making their own spirometer. Learners will then explore factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.

Patterns and Functions: Fill 'er Up
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In this math lesson, learners predict, interpret, and sketch graphs of functions related to the shapes of bottles. A measure of water is poured into a container.

Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
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In this activity, learners investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective.

Computation and Estimation: Roll Out The Barrel
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In this math lesson, learners apply mathematical modeling to solve a real-world storage problem, in which a manufacturing company is given two options for storing oil barrels.

Changing Shadows
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In this sunny day, outdoor activity, learners observe changes in shadows over time. The activity also helps to develop a sense of the Earth's motion.

Sand Study
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In this geology activity, learners use a microscope to discover and identify the components of sand.

Litter Critters
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In this outdoor activity, learners use a "litter-critter" wheel to help them identify different animals they find living in a natural litter habitat.

Capturing Carbon Dioxide
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In this activity, learners investigate carbon sequestration by creating a carbonated beverage out of apple juice and dry ice.

Neato-Magneto Planets
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In this activity, teams of learners study magnetic fields at four separate stations: examining magnetic fields generated by everyday items, mapping out a magnetic field using a compass, creating model

Up, Up, and Away
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In this math lesson, learners explore the real world meaning of slope. Learners conduct a balloon experiment in which they measure the circumference and flight time of deflating balloons.

What Sort?
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In this activity (on pages 22-33), learners do the kind of work genetic scientists do, sorting and comparing (images of) genetic material strands called chromosomes.

Seeing the World Through a Different Lens
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Learners participate in a variety of activities modeling different disabilities.

PVC Water Squirter
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In this activity, learners build a water squirter using a PVC pipe, dowel, and foam. This activity is great for the summer time and introduces learners to forces and water pressure.
Build A Hydrometer
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In this activity, learners will explore how a hydrometer works by building a working model and conducting experiments.

Tourist Town: Dominating Sets
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In this activity, learners use a fictitious map of "Tourist Town" and counters to problem solve how to place ice-cream vans on street intersections so that every other intersection is connected to one

Super Sleuths
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In this physical sciences activity, learners use science to solve a "crime." Learners collect trace evidence (glitter) and explore its characteristics, such as color, size, shape, and light reflection

Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) with Powdery Mildew Fungi
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This exercise can be used to stimulate the investigative nature of learners as they use forensic plant pathology techniques to prove the learners' innocence in a mock murder investigation.

The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change: Activity 1
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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.

Simple Machine Challenge
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In this activity, learners are challenged, using everyday objects, to create simple machines to complete specific tasks.