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DNA Extraction
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners extract DNA from fruit to investigate how it looks and feels.

Wheat Evolution: Sedimentation Testing
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In this activity (Page 30 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by conducting sedimentation tests on different flours.

Making With Microbes
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In this design challenge, learners will use microbes to design and grow a custom biomaterial at home and make something creative with it.

Toxic Popcorn Design Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering design process (EDP)—the process engineers use to solve design challenges.

Nano Ice Cream
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In this activity/demo, learners discover how liquid nitrogen cools a creamy mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

Gummy Shapes
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In this activity, learners use chemistry to “self-assemble” gummy shapes. Learners discover that self-assembly is a process by which molecules and cells form themselves into functional structures.

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.

Radioactive Decay of Candium
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In this simulation, learners use M&M™ candy to explore radioactive isotope decay.

Making Connections: What You Can Do To Help Stop Global Climate Change
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In this cooperative learning activity, learners visit ten stations and are challenged to think critically about various conservation questions and issues.

DNA Nanotechnology
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In this activity, learners explore deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a nanoscale structure that occurs in nature.

One In The Hand
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In this physics demonstration, learners are challenged to break a raw egg just by squeezing it. Learners will be shocked by their inability to complete the deceivingly simple challenge.

Wheat Evolution: Dough Washing
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In this activity (Page 22 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by washing different types of dough with water and comparing the results.

Wheat Evolution: Dough Rising and Baking
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In this activity (Page 25 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by creating dough from different flours, observing the samples of dough as they rise, and then baking the dough.

Multi-Variable Relations: Stressed to the Breaking Point
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In this math lesson, learners explore the relationship between the thickness of a spaghetti bridge, the length of the bridge, and the amount of weight that can be supported by the bridge.

Gelatin Used for Drug Delivery
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In this activity, learners discover how gelatin can be used as a medium for drug delivery. Learners create colored gelatin and then cut out pieces of the gelatin to simulate medicine (pills).

Kosher Dill Current: Make Your Own Battery!
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This is an activity that demonstrates how batteries work using simple household materials. Learners use a pickle, aluminum foil and a pencil to create an electrical circuit that powers a buzzer.

Not Just A Bag Of Beans
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In this activity, learners count and measure kidney beans to explore natural selection and variation. Learners measure the length of 50-100 beans.

Leaning Tower of Pasta
Learners build structures from spaghetti and marshmallows to determine which structures are able to handle the greatest load.

Investigating and Using Biomass Gases
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In this activity, learners will be introduced to biomass gasification and will generate their own biomass gases.

Molecular Menagerie
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In this activity, learners use molecular model kits to construct familiar molecules like lactose, caffeine, and Aspirin.