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Tree Poker
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In this activity (p.14-15 of PDF), learners discover the concepts of competition and limiting factors as they relate to plant and animal communities.
Exploring Fabrication: Self-Assembly
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In this activity, learners participate in several full-body interactive games to model the process of self-assembly in nature and nanotechnology.
Space Elevator
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In this activity, learners imagine what the world might look like if we could build an elevator to space!
Lub Dub: Make a Heart Valve
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Learners will construct a model of a heart valve using a film canister, a piece of masking tape, and a piece of paper.
Cup Towers
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In this activity, learners explore different ways to stack cups to meet a personal goal.
Fantastic Plastic
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In this activity, learners investigate the properties of plastic bags. Learners find out what happens when they slowly push a pencil through a plastic bag filled with water.
A Crayon Rock Cycle- Sedimentary
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This is part 1 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity. In this activity, learners explore how sedimentary rocks form.
Mix & Match Estimation
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In this activity, learners use their estimation skills to match the unmarked containers to their amounts.
Homegrown Xylophone
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In this activity, learners create music from a series of bottles filed with water. Learners discover that the sound produced by each bottle depends on the amount of water in the bottle.
Exploring Structures: Butterfly
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In this activity, learners investigate how some butterfly wings get their color.
Exploring the Solar System: Hide and Seek Moon
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"Exploring the Solar System: Hide and Seek Moon" is an engaging way for early childhood learners to experiment with some of the tools scientists use to study objects that are very, very far away, and
Hoopster: An Airplane Made from Paper Hoops
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This activity provides instructions for making an aircraft that can really fly using a straw and paper hoops!
Doce a la Vez
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Jugando a este juego, los chicos desarrollan habilidades en área, perímetro, múltiples, y factores. Tomen turnos para hacer rectángulos con 12 cuadrados en la cuadrícula.
Oreo Phases
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In this activity, learners recreate the lunar phases using the frosting from Oreo® cookies and place the phases in order. Round cream cheese crackers can also be used if cookies are not an option.
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.
Bubble Bomb
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Learn about chemical reactions by making a Bubble Bomb, a plastic bag you can pop with the power of fizz.
Puntos
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Jugando a este juego de estrategia, los chicos desarrollan su entendimiento sobre cuadrados, área, y perímetro. En su turno, cada jugador hace una línea entre dos punto contiguos en la cuadrícula.
Exploring Size: StretchAbility
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In this game, learners explore the different sizes of things in the world. In this Twister-like game, learners must place a hand or foot on a circle of the right scale - macro, micro, or nano.
Dinosaur Count and Sort
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In this activity, learners sort and count different colored plastic dinosaurs by various attributes including tail length, whether or not the dinosaurs have horns, etc.
Parachute Design
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In this activity, learners design and build their own parachute using household materials with the goal of landing their passenger safely on a target.