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Say Cheese!
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Create a chemical reaction that makes cheese! This hands-on activity demonstrates that molecules and atoms are tiny particles that make up everything around us.
Universal Indicator Rainbow Trout
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In this activity, learners cut out a fish and then "paint" it using universal indicator and acids and bases.
Nature Painting
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In this activity learners will create paint out of natural materials. Explore your natural world (or your fridge) and find berries, leaves, or flowers to find a great base for your paint.
Digit's Cyber-Dough
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In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.
M&M's in Different Temperatures
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate whether the temperature of the surrounding water affects the rate at which the colored coating dissolves from an M&M.
Traveling Through Different Liquids
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Learners observe and record what happens when they manipulate bottles containing a liquid (water or corn syrup) and one or more objects (screw, nail, paper clip).
Basking Basics
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In this activity, learners will explore reptile biology by taking temperature readings in various places and comparing them.
Subtractive Paint Prints
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In this activity, learners of all ages will experiment with paint and printmaking.
Make Maracas
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Make a rattle-like musical instrument! Shake it, hit it, spin it any way you want to!
Exploring How Liquids Behave
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Learners apply their knowledge from a previous study to identify different liquids--water, corn syrup, and vegetable oil.
Growing Plants: Track Their Growth
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In this activity, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.
Cover Your Mouth
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In this health activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will discover why covering their mouth and nose while sneezing is so important.
Polymers are Chains (K-2)
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In this activity, learners make a paper model of a polymer, then make Silly Putty, an actual polymer.
Animal House
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.
Big and Little Cups
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In this indoor or outdoor water activity, learners pour water from small cups to large cups and containers. In doing so, they discover water takes the shape of its container.
Big Wave
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This is an activity about waves. Using marbles, paper clips and rubber bands, learners explore how waves behave.
Discovery Time: Birds
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In this activity, young learners, (2 years and up) explore bird behavior and adaptations by providing a homemade bird feeder and observing birds.
Heat Speeds Up Reactions
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In this activity, learners investigate the effect of heat on a reaction.
Discovery Time: Tracks
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In this activity, young learners, (2 years and up) explore animal behavior and adaptations by providing a "track trap" and observing the signs animals leave behind.
If You Lived in a Forest
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This activity encourages learners to focus on the natural environment of the Eastern Woodlands before the arrival of European settlers.