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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.
Home Water Audit
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This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.
Marshmallow Models
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No glue is needed for learners of any age to become marshmallow architects or engineers.
Build A Bee Bath
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In this activity, learners use found natural materials to create a water haven for bees and other insects.
The Rain Man
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In this activity, learners observe the hydrologic cycle in action as water evaporates and condenses to form rain right before their eyes.
Pop Can "Hero Engine"
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In this activity, learners build water-propelled engines from soft drink cans.
Low-Tech Water Filter for High-Impact Clean
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In this activity, learners consider the water features they might enjoy at a community park--a pond, brook, water playground (or "sprayground"), or pool--and what happens to the water over time.
Exploring Earth: Paper Mountains
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In this activity, learners explore in what ways the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth.
Water Cycle in a Bag
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In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.
Frozen Sculptures
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In this activity, learners use objects they find on a nature and water to make creative frozen sculptures.
Wax 'n Wash
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In this activity, learners create secret messages using a candle. Learners discover that watercolor paint is attracted to some materials, like paper fibers, but not others, like oil.
Exploring Forces: Gravity
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In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup.
Ocean Currents
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In this activity, learners will explore how density is affected by temperature and how that can create currents.
Do Plants Need Sunlight?
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In this activity, learners find out what happens when they cover leaves with pieces of black construction paper. This activity shows learners that plants need sunlight to survive.