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In this activity, learners investigate how different materials repel or absorb water. Learners use spray bottles to explore how everyday items like sponges, cardboard, feathers, etc.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will go outside and create a constellation.

free Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about gravity (page eight of the pdf), learners will very simply explore how gravity affects objects using balls and toys.

free Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners use non-standard measurement (paces) to find the distance from one point to another. Learners practice estimating and measuring distances .

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners capture and observe planaria, which are worms that eat tiny pond critters.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make pykrete by freezing a mixture of water and a material like cotton wool, grass, hair, shredded paper, wood chips, or sawdust.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 4 to 24 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners discover the wonders of the habitat surrounding them.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity gets learners looking at 6-sided shapes in nature, including the cells of a beehive, as well as other shapes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 7 days
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This activity introduces learners to Native Americans as people who depended upon nature in the past and continue to emphasize the importance of nature in the present.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore the ways natural materials can produce sounds. Appropriate for any age, learners can make individual music or create a symphony with others.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity (page 3 of PDF), young learners investigate how a pole can be made stable by “planting” its base in the ground or adding supports to the base.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity, learners jump and measure how far they can jump on different surfaces using different jumping techniques.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located at the top of the page), learners make an easy river strainer and see what they can catch.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners will gather natural materials outside that they think a dinosaur would want to lay its eggs in.

free Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will test soil content using their sample, some water and a container that seals.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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This is an activity about motion, power, air and Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will decide together on a question about how far, long or high the group could reach together.

free Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Create airplanes from straws and geometric shapes. Test them out to see how far they can fly, or how accurately they can be aimed.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will take a walk with their family and incorporate a scavenger hunt. They will explore topics like ABC’s, numbers, colors, and shapes as they search for related items.

free Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity uses a special paper that can create images with exposure to the Sun. Collect objects of different shapes and sizes and use them to make interesting patterns on your sun print.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes