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From the Internet to Outer Space
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In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.

Draft Detectives
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In this two part activity, learners become draft detectives by constructing their own draft catchers to detect drafts around windows or doors.

From Here to There
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In this water activity, learners discover ways to move water across the water table.

Animal House
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.

Arctic Story Puzzles
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This activity has three story puzzles learners can solve to learn about life in the Arctic.

Seed Orbs
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In this activity, learners will make seed orbs to grow new trees and plants. Learners will explore ecology and life cycles as well as stewardship through this activity.

Clay Exploration
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In this activity, learners explore the possibilities of clay as a natural material.

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.

As Straight as a Pole
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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.

My Insect
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In this activity, learners use information gathered from a variety of sources to design and make their own insect.

Bark Beetle Infestation Investigation: Estimation and Pheromones
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This activity investigates how bark beetles can threaten forests by having learners estimate the number of infected trees from a photo.

The Web of Life
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In this activity, learners examine ways that Native Americans of the Southwest express their relationship with nature through art.

Introduction to Ocean Zones
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In this activity, learners will create a diagram of the ocean zones and determine what organisms live in each zone.

Globe at Night
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In this international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

Static Water
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In this activity, learners will use static elecricity to bend a stream of water without touching it. Learners will explore physics and cause and effect through this activity.

Design a Park
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In this activity, learners are invited to imagine the park of their dreams!

Zany Zen Garden
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In this activity, learners will turn an ordinary tray of sand into a desk-top garden for meditation.

Home Water Audit
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This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.

The Watershed Connection
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In this activity, learners interact with a 3-D model of a watershed to better understand the interconnectedness of terrestrial and aquatic environments.
Making Rivers
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In this outdoor water activity, learners explore how to change the direction of water flow. Learners make puddles in dirt or use existing puddles and sticks to make water flow.