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Seeing in the Dark
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In this activity (17th on the page), learners investigate why you cannot see colors in dim light.

Model Eardrum
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In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.

Evolution as Reproduction with Variability
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In this online activity, learners discover how random variation influences biological evolution.

Heavy Air
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In this activity and/or demonstration, learners illustrate visually and physically that air has weight. Learners balance two equally-inflated balloons hanging from string on a yard stick.

Repulsive Grape: Diamagnetism
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Do grapes, yes the grapes from the grocery store, move in the presence of a very strong magnet?
Interference in a Ripple Tank
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In this optics activity, learners explore interference by adding wax blocks to a ripple tank.

Erupting Fizz
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This is a highly visual demonstration that illustrates both the effects of density and chemical reactions.

Ready, Set, Fizz!
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In this activity, learners explore the chemical reaction between water and effervescent antacid tablets. This hands-on activity models how a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.

Rainbow Film
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In this activity, learners use clear nail polish to create a beautiful iridescent pattern on black paper. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

Gluep
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In this chemistry activity, learners make a slimy non-Newtonian fluid called "Gluep." Use this activity to introduce learners to polymers and viscosity.

Springs and Stomachs
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In this demonstration, learners investigate mass, gravity, and acceleration by dropping a wooden bar with a balloon attached to its underside, a mass suspended from it by rubber bands, and a sharp-poi

The Watershed Connection
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In this activity, learners interact with a 3-D model of a watershed to better understand the interconnectedness of terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Supernovae in the Lives of Stars
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Many people think the different stages in the life of a star are actually different types of stars, rather than just stages in the life of a single star.

Tiny Pants Photo Challenge
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In this activity, learners use a simple trick of perspective to dress friends in tiny cutout clothing. Learners make tiny pants out of card stock and tape them to the end of a stick.

What's in Your Blood?
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Doctors often send a sample of blood to a lab, to make sure their patients are healthy.

Solar Convection
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In this activity, learners add food coloring to hot and cold water in order to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents.

Homologous Shoes?
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This "concept demonstration" provides learners with a concrete example (a pair of shoes in a classroom "cell") of what homology means.

Resonant Rings
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Things that are different sizes and stiffness vibrate differently, and in this Exploratorium Science Snack, you'll see how rings of various diameters react to vibration and external forces.

Clogged Arteries
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In this activity, learners explore how eating unhealthy food can damage a heart and arteries.

Metal Noise Maker
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In this activity, learners explore how sound travels through solid objects better than through air. Leaners attach a metal clothes hanger to a piece of string and hold it to their ears.