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Lava Layering: Making and Mapping a Volcano
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In this activity, learners discover how geologists use stratigraphy, the study of layered rock, to understand the sequence of geological events.

Public Key Encryption: Kid Krypto
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In this activity, learners conduct a simulation exercise related to public key encryption and try to intercept a message sent between two learners.

The Poor Cartographer: Graph Coloring
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In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

To Topo Two
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In this activity, two groups of learners create two separate landform models out of clay (mountains and valleys).

Plants Around a Building
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In this outdoor activity, learners discover how the environment around a building affects the growth of plants.

Plant Patterns
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In this outdoor mapping activity, learners explore where plants grow and map plant-distribution patterns.

Mapping the Classroom
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In this activity, learners discover the importance of maps and scale as they work together to create a map of the classroom.

Particle Detection
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By tossing, collecting, and sorting beanbags, learners understand how the IBEX spacecraft uses its sensors to detect and map the locations of particle types in the interstellar boundary.

Make A Map for A Treasure Hunt
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In this activity, learners will explore how maps can provide information about a place and help us find our way from one location to another.

Using Different Models of Earth
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In this activity, learners explore how the shapes, sizes, and distances of land masses appear differently on two different models of Earth: an icosahedron and a flat map.

Supernova Star Maps
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This fun astronomy activity allows learners to experience finding stars in the night sky that will eventually go supernova. This activity is perfect for a star party outdoors.

Mapping the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Trailing the Pandemic
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In this activity, learners act as epidemiologists by mapping the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Drawing Conclusions
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.

Energy Use in the Americas
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Learners explore the relationship between energy consumption, population, and carbon emissions in the countries of the Americas.

Tourist Town: Dominating Sets
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In this activity, learners use a fictitious map of "Tourist Town" and counters to problem solve how to place ice-cream vans on street intersections so that every other intersection is connected to one