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Goodness Gracious! Great Balls of Gluten!
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This is an activity about a very important ingredient in most baked goods - gluten! Why is gluten so important? Without it, there would be nothing to hold the gas that makes bread rise.
Find the Fat
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Fat is a very important component in our diet. It's the most efficient source of energy in our bodies, and plays an important role in the flavor of foods.
Separation Anxiety
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In this activity, learners discover the primary physical properties used to separate pure substances from mixtures.
Rotating Light
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In this activity, learners explore what happens when polarized white light passes through a sugar solution.
Make Your Own Slushies
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In this activity, learners will make their own slushies and learn some of the science behind how the process works.
Gumdrop Dome
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In this activity (located on pages 23-24 of the PDF), learners are introduced to structural engineering and encouraged to practice goal-oriented building.
Amazing Marshmallows
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In this demonstration, learners observe the effects of air pressure. They will watch as marshmallows inside a bottle expand as a vacuum pump removes air from the bottle.
Cat's Meow
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In this chemistry activity, learners are asked to form a hypothesis about the behavior of milk as household detergents act upon it.
Radioactive Decay of Candium
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In this simulation, learners use M&M™ candy to explore radioactive isotope decay.
Shape Up!
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In this activity (25th on the page) about learning and memory, learners explore a training method that animal trainers employ called "shaping." Working in pairs, learners will attempt to "shape" each
Wild Sourdough
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In this activity, learners explore chemistry and the microbial world by making their own sourdough starter and bread at home using only flour and water.
Get the Porridge Just Right
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Learners set up three different bowls, each with a different mass of oatmeal. Learners monitor the temperature of the oatmeal and find that larger masses take longer to cool.
The Scoop on Scallops
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In this data analysis activity, learners quantify the abundance and distribution of sea scallops in and adjacent to the Mid-Atlantic closed areas.
Egg Drop
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Perform this classic inertia demonstration to illustrate the transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy.
Edible/Inedible
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In this activity about olfaction (9th activity on the page), learners smell 10 different items with different odors, including some edible food items.
Having a Gas with Cola
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In this activity, learners measure the amount of carbon dioxide in a carbonated drink.
Yeast Balloons: Can biochemistry blow up a balloon?
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Using yeast, sugar, and water, learners create a chemical reaction which produces carbon dioxide (CO2) gas inside a 2-liter bottle. They use this gas to inflate a balloon.
Vegetable Revival
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In this activity, learners use food scraps from the kitchen to grow new vegetables.
Pepper Scatter
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In this activity, learners explore the forces at work in water. Learners experiment to find out what happens to pepper in water when they touch it with bar soap and liquid detergent.
Mapping Sea Level Rise
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In this activity related to climate change, learners create and explore topographical maps as a means of studying sea level rise.