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Hot Equator, Cold Poles
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In this activity, learners use multiple thermometers, placed at different angles, and a lamp to investigate why some places on Earth's surface are much hotter than others.
Why Do Eclipses Happen?
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners create 3D models of the Earth, Moon and Sun to demonstrate solar and lunar eclipses.
Clean Water: Is It Drinkable?
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In this activity, learners simulate nature's water filtration system by devising a system that will filter out both visible and invisible pollutants from water.
Shake it up with Seismographs!
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering behind seismographs and how technology has improved accurate recording of earthquakes.
3-2-1 POP!
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In this physics activity, learners build their own rockets out of film canisters and construction paper.
Let's Make a Supernova!
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore what happens when a star explodes.
Our Place in Our Galaxy
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In this fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity, learners construct a model of our place in the Milky Way Galaxy and the distribution of stars, with a quarter and some birdseed.
Cook with a Solar Oven
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In this activity, learners make their own solar oven to bake s'mores and learn about how solar energy is absorbed on Earth.
Does the Moon Rotate?
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners make 3-dimensional models of the Earth and Moon.
Big Banner Mural
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This activity is about the mural making process done about 9,000 years ago in Catalhoyuk, Turkey.
Scientific Measurement Exercise
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Learners measure irregularly shaped bones using a variety of measurement methods and tools. Then, they measure again using standard conventions and metric tape measures.
Automotive Emissions and the Greenhouse Effect
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In this activity about global climate change, learners will conduct an experiment and collect data to compare the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in four different sources of gases.
Window Under Water
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Glare from the sun and ripples from the wind can make it hard to see what's below the surface of a body of water.
Ships Ahoy!
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The goal of this activity is to design the fastest sailboat or one that carries the most treasure.
Bag of Bones
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In this activity, learners will use cereal to conduct an experiment and investigate how decreased bone density is related to increased risk of bone fracture.