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

Glaciers
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In this online activity, learners adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see how glaciers grow and shrink. They will use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity and glacial budget.

Quadraphonic Wind
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In this activity, learners discover how the extent of various wind speeds changes in each of the four quadrants around a hurricane.

A Cubic Foot Per Second
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In this activity, learners measure and calculate the amount of cubic feet various containers contain. Next, learners investigate cubic feet per second (cps), by carrying jugs in one second.

Whose Fault Is It?
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In this seismic simulation, learners play a "who-dunnit" game to explore earthquakes.

Arctic Sea Ice
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In this activity, learners explore how the area of Arctic sea ice has changed over recent years. First, learners graph the area of Arctic sea ice over time from 1979 to 2007.
Let's Count Humpback Whales: Environmental Effects on Population
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In this activity, learners use whale count data from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to compare whale counts in relation to environmental factors.
Fish Communities: National Marine Sanctuaries
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In this data activity, learners will compare and contrast fish communities, diversity and habitats in U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries.

Natural Selection in Protected and Unprotected Populations
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In this simulation, learners model two elephant seal populations and how they change over time. Learners start with cards representing a variety of seals.

Crunch Time
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty 2-liter bottles and hot tap water to illustrate the effect of heat on pressure.
Catch & Release II: It's Catching On!
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Throw that fish back? A new generation of ethical anglers concerned about conserving resources is participating in "catch and release" fishing. How is this going?

Extinct!: Are You Smarter than a Plant?
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In this online activity, learners find out whether they are smart enough to survive as a plant.

Mapping Mockingbirds
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This lesson plan revolves around studying the speciation of the Galápagos mockingbirds, which are on display at the California Academy of Sciences.

Making Music in Nature
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In this activity, learners will explore the ways natural materials can produce sounds. Appropriate for any age, learners can make individual music or create a symphony with others.

Prehistoric Climate Change
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In this online interactive, learners use fossils to infer temperatures 55 million years ago, at the sites where the fossils were found.

For the Birds: Environmental Effects on Population
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In this activity, learners will investigate how shorebirds and seabirds are extremely vulnerable to changes in their environment, whether human-induced or otherwise.

Plastic Bag Creations
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In this activity, learners will reuse plastic bags in an interesting way.

A Pressing Engagement
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners illustrate the effect of the weight of air over our heads.

Biodiversity and Evolutionary Trees
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In this interactive activity, learners analyze seashells to explore phylogeny and evolution. Learners identify similar and dissimilar seashells to create a phylogenetic tree.

Coral Snapshots: Biodiversity in Marine Protected Areas
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In this data activity, learners analyze data from coral reef snapshots taken by scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.