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What's Your Blood Type?
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  In this activity, learners perform a simulated blood test procedure.
   
Be A Pasta Food Scientist
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  In this activity, learners of all ages can become food scientists by experimenting with flour and water to make basic pasta.
   
Musical Gloves
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  Put on a pair of gloves and be the conductor of your invisible orchestra!
   
What Does Spit Do?
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  Some animals can swallow food whole, but humans have to chew. In this activity, learners will investigate what saliva does chemically to food before we even swallow.
   
Freezing Lakes
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  In some parts of the world, lakes freeze during winter. In this activity learners will explore water’s unique properties of freezing and melting, and how these relate to density and temperature.
   
Homemade Rube Goldberg Machine
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  In this fun and, at times, hilarious force and motion activity, learners will use household objects to build a crazy contraption and see how far they can get a tennis ball to move.
   
Detect Solar Storms
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  In this activity, learners build their own magnetometer using an empty soda bottle, magnets, laser pointer, and household objects.
   
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.
   
Dip Dip, Hooray
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  Lakes, streams and other freshwater bodies are a habitat for lots of living things, big and small.
   
Bubbles: Using Controls
In this experiment, learners use JOY liquid detergent and glycerin to make the largest bubble they can that lasts 15 seconds.
   
Build a Giant Puzzle!
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  In this activity, learners assemble large cubes to make nano-related images. Learners discover how different objects are related to nanoscience and nanotechnology.
   
All Mixed Up!
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  In this activity, learners separate a mixture of pebbles, salt crystals, and wood pieces. They add water and pour the mixture through a strainer.
   
DNA Extraction from Cheek Cells
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  DNA is the thread of life. Encoded in its genetic sequence is the information that makes each of us unique.
   
Social Fireflies: Pico "Firefly" Communication
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  Make two firefly lanterns, then program them to blink to one another and change colors.
   
Forwards and Backwards
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  In this activity, learners explore acids and bases by preparing six solutions that combine vinegar and ammonia, ranging from acid (all vinegar) to base (all ammonia).
   
Make A Spinning Top
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  In this activity, learners design and build a toy top out of simple, everyday materials and have the option to use the toy as an artistic tool.
   
Exploring Size: Scented Solutions
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  This is an activity in which learners will find that they can detect differences in concentration better with their nose (smelling) than with their eyes (seeing).
   
Water Treatment
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  Water treatment on a large scale enables the supply of clean drinking water to communities.
   
Runaway Runoff
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  When it rains, water can collect on top of and seep into the ground. Water can also run downhill, carrying soil and pollution with it.
   
    