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In this game, learners create flash cards with an image on one side (of an animal, for example) and the sound that animal makes on the other.

Using pipe cleaners, straws, and beads, learners explore the building blocks of life by creating their own model of DNA.

Many of the genetic sequences found in the fruit fly genome are similar to those found in humans.

Audio Boggle is an activity that lets you listen to a track (that you make yourself) and see what you can hear!

In this interactive game, learners compare their music-listening skills with that of a three-month-old baby.

What's a Pickle-Oh? Two pieces of pickle on a stick are connected to a Pico Cricket (micro controller). When you slide the pickles apart the note changes.

During this lesson, learners will determine their blood pressure and learn about systolic and diastolic pressures.

DNA is the thread of life. Encoded in its genetic sequence is the information that makes each of us unique. This activity allows you to see long, stringy strands of DNA extracted from wheat germ.

This activity requires a Pico Cricket (tiny computer). Learners work on designing and building a sound sensor out of household materials, like plastic wrap and cardboard.

DNA is the thread of life. Encoded in its genetic sequence is the information that makes each of us unique.

In this activity, learners take their own pulse and explore how heart rate is affected by various activities.

Break open that used musical toy and squish some Play-Doh over the circuit boards, and you will hear some weird and distorted sounds the manufacturer never intended!

Many common household cleaners are antimicrobials.

In this interactive game, learners listen to the songs of four different thrushes and then try to match each bird with its song.

From this How To slide show, you create an Audio Tape Bow that can play distorted audio sounds by running it across a tape head.

Learners will construct a model of a heart valve using a film canister, a piece of masking tape, and a piece of paper.

In this activity, learners will measure their lung capacity by making their own spirometer. Learners will then explore factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.

Make a one-string "guitar" by stringing a cup with some fishing line. You amplify the plucking of the string by placing a piezo contact microphone and mini battery powered amplifier inside the cup.

By building a model of a lung and diaphragm, learners discover the function of various parts of the body's respiratory system.

This is a hands-on activity that uses bread and household materials to grow mold. Learners collect dust from a room, wipe it on food, and contain it. One to seven days later, mold has grown.