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In this experiment, learners work in teams to investigate how the color of a surface influences its ability to reflect light and therefore heat.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor archaeology activity, learners use mathematical skills and scientific inquiry to generate and process information from their own excavation site.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this three-part activity, learners conduct simple experiments to see how light refracts and reflects, and how colors of light affect what we see.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experiment, learners examine how pressure affects water flow. In small groups, learners work with water and a soda bottle, and then relate their findings to pressure in the deep ocean.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a miniature greenhouse or "terrarium" to explore the greenhouse effect.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners discover how solar energy can be used to heat water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners work in teams to investigate how scientists use physical characteristics to classify living things.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity helps learners understand how the angle of the Sun affects temperatures around the globe.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this guided discussion activity, learners watch a video about Central Africa's Lower Congo River, one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the world.

free Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Using simple, inexpensive items, learners build and test submarine models.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners observe two model atmospheres -- one with normal atmospheric composition and another with an elevated concentration of carbon dioxide.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experiment, pairs of learners explore how cold water affects circulation. The mammalian diving reflex (MDR) slows circulation when the body is exposed to cold water.

free Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, Christina Elson, an archaeologist from the American Museum of Natural History, guides learners as they investigate an "artifact" and record their observations in a field journal.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes