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Chemical Footprint—Family Activity
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In this multi-part activity learners examine non-point water pollution.

Positive Planning Adds Up
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In this drawing/mapping activity, learners design plots of land while incorporating positive strategies for improving water quality.

Measuring Wind Speed
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In this indoor and/or outdoor activity, learners make an anemometer (an instrument to measure wind speed) out of a protractor, a ping pong ball and a length of thread or fishing line.

Building Bridges
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering design process and the basic mechanics behind building bridges as they build one themselves using gumdrops and toothpicks.

Marshmallow Catapult
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In this activity, learners explore physics by building a catapult that launches marshmallows with household objects.

Kites
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In this engineering/design activity, learners make a kite, fly it, and then work to improve the design. Learners explore how their kite design variations affect flight.

Fork in the Road
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In this activity about electricity, learners identify parallel and series circuits. First, learners examine and label diagrams of complete circuits.

Home Water Audit
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This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.

How Did That Get There?: Water Pollution
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As a group, learners consider sources of water pollution to understand where pollution starts and where it ends up.

Electricity: Fruit Batteries
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In this activity, learners create a battery from fruit. This activity helps learners explore electricity, electrochemistry, and series circuits as well as the process of scientific inquiry.

Community Wind Project
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In this thought-provoking activity, learners plan a hypothetical project to build and operate wind turbines in their community.

Circuit Sense
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In this activity about electricity, learners identify closed and open circuits. First, learners examine and label diagrams of open and closed circuits.

Design and Build a Wind Vane
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In this activity, learners design and build a simple wind vane —one of the oldest kinds of weather tools— and use it to show wind direction.