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Bake Ice Cream in Your Oven
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In this a hands-on activity, learners explore how to put ice cream in an oven without it melting. Ideas in this activity include insulation and cooking.
Potato Straw
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In this physics demonstration, learners are challenged to insert a straw the furthest into a potato.
Nature of Density
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In this activity learners will explore the concepts of density and matter in their quest to answer one simple question-will it sink or will it float?
Rollin’ Rollin' Rollin'
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In this physics activity (page 12 of the PDF), learners explore potential and kinetic energy by rolling different sized marbles down an inclined plane.
Rolling Action Art
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In this activity, learners of all ages will roll a ball coated with paint to artistically visualize the motion of the object.
How Animals Stay Warm
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In this quick activity, learners explore how blubber protects animals from the cold by making a "blubber mitt." Using cooking shortening, two zip-top sandwich bags, and duct tape, learners simulate bl
A Crayon Rock Cycle- Metamorphic
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This is part 2 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity and must be done after part 1: Sedimentary Rocks. In this activity, learners explore how metamorphic rocks form.
Homemade Play Dough
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In this sensory activity, young learners explore chemical reactions by making their own play dough from home.
Soaring Satellites
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Using a vertical wind tube and using simple materials, individuals and groups attempt to design a "satellite" that floats for at least 5 seconds.
Vortex
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In this activity, learners create a tornado in a bottle to observe a spiraling, funnel-shaped vortex. A simple connector device allows water to drain from a 2-liter bottle into a second bottle.
Oil and Soap
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Learners investigate the properties of the liquids in two bottles. One contains layers of oil and water, and one contains oil, water, and soap.
Homemade Rube Goldberg Machine
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In this fun and, at times, hilarious force and motion activity, learners will use household objects to build a crazy contraption and see how far they can get a tennis ball to move.
Rocket Mice
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In this activity, learners will make a model rocket to test the phrase "what goes up must come down." Learners will power their rockets with air pressure, and soon discover the effects of air resistan
Butter Up
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In this activity, learners will discover how to make butter from scratch. One optional tips includes adding marbles to speed up the process.
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.
Light Maze
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In this activity, learners will explore light with reflective surfaces. Learners will make predictions and share their observations as they experiment with directing a beam of light.
Good Vibrations
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This lesson (on pages 15-24 of PDF) explores how sound is caused by vibrating objects. It explains that we hear by feeling vibrations passing through the air.
Light as Air
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In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will demonstrate air has weight by comparing an inflated balloon to a deflated one.
Ready to Observe: Enhance Your Telescope Experience
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This fun hands-on astronomy activity uses a variety of simple props to help learners understand why they see what they see in a telescope.
Seeing in the Dark
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In this activity (17th on the page), learners investigate why you cannot see colors in dim light.