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Fold a Crystal
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  Rocks are made of minerals, and minerals often have crystal shapes. In this fun activity about geometry in nature, learners create their own crystal shapes out of paper.
  
Baroreceptor Reflex Role Play
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  In this activity about the baroreceptor reflex (BR) arc (page 123 of the PDF), learners discover the importance of maintaining adequate arterial blood pressure through a role playing exercise.
  
Measuring Your Breathing Frequency at Rest
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  In this activity about the brain and sleep (on page 138 of the PDF), learners measure their resting breathing rates. Learners will discover that breathing frequencies vary amongst individuals.
  Investigating Density Currents
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  In this lab activity, learners explore how to initiate a density current. Learners measure six flasks with different concentrations of salt and water (colored blue).
  
The Blindfolded Walk
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  In this activity, learners work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research.
  
Twisted Tesselations
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  In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).
  
Polynomial and Rational Functions: Building Boxes
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  In this math lesson, learners explore polynomial and rational function patterns.
  
Now or Later: The "Recency/Primary" Effect
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  In this activity (18th on the page), learners conduct an experiment to examine memory.
  
Counting With Quadrants
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  Millions of organisms can live in and around a body of water.
  The Earth's Timeline
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  In this group activity, learners will mark important developments of life on Earth on a timeline (each foot in length representing 200 million years).
  
Trees: Recorders of Climate Change
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  In this activity, learners are introduced to tree rings by examining a cross section of a tree, also known as a “tree cookie.” They discover how tree age can be determined by studying the rings and ho
  
Understanding Albedo
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  In this activity related to climate change, learners examine albedo and the ice albedo feedback effect as it relates to snow, ice, and the likely results of reduced snow and ice cover on global temper
  
The Thousand-Yard Model
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  This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.
  
Building a 3-D Space Maze: Escher Staircase
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  In this activity (page 95 of the PDF), learners create Escher Staircase models similar to those that were used by Neurolab's Spatial Orientation Team to investigate the processing of information about
  
Extreme Lifestyles
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  In this matching game, learners study the limits of life on Earth to see what other places in the solar system might sustain microbial life.
  
Target Recognition and Synapse Formation During Development
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  In this activity about neuron/target muscle recognition (page 44 of the PDF), learners arranged in two rows facing away from each other use string to simulate neural development.
  
How Long Can You Hold Your Breath?
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  In this activity (on page 142 of the PDF), learners will compare breathing rates before and after hyperventilation to explore how reduced carbon dioxide levels in the blood lower the need to breathe.
  
Solving Linear Equations: The Yo-Yo Problem
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  In this math lesson, learners explore linear patterns, write a pattern in symbolic form, and solve linear equations using algebra tiles, symbolic manipulation, and a graphing calculator.
  
Cylindrical Wing
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  In this design and physics challenge, learners construct a cylindrical wing, fly it, make modifications, and determine how the changes affect flight patterns.
  
Making Map Projections
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  In this activity about cartography, learners work in teams to create two different map projections: a planar (or polar) and a cylindrical (or Mercator) projection.