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Beaded Braids: Investigating Patterns & Ratios
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In this activity learners create patterns of hair beads.

Boomerang
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Learners trace, cut out and fly a boomerang, outdoors or in a large indoor space.

Film Canister Farming
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In this hands-on botany activity, learners sprout vegetables in film canisters.

Guess My Number
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In this math activity, learners play a game similar to 20 Questions, in which learners must identify a secret number drawn from a bag.
Magic Wand Creations
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This is an activity in which learners create magic wands from a variety of materials making their choices by considering what kind of magic they want to make.

Helicopter Twirl
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Learners cut and fold a paper helicopter from the template in this PDF. They practice twirling the helicopter and observe what happens as they modify their tries.

Cool Trees
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This warm weather activity introduces learners to the impact trees have on blocking the sun's heat and reducing temperature on the Earth's surface.

Learn About Measurements Using a Homemade Scale
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In this activity, caregivers and young learners work together to make a scale from household materials to compare different weights--an essential principle in early math.

Soap Film on a Can
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The beautiful iridescent colors of a bubble in a can! With this Exploratorium Science Snack, create beautiful soap films on the open end of a can to see beautiful rainbows of color.

Butterfly Life Cycle
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In this activity, learners will explore the insect life cycle by making a model.

Butterflies and Moths: Camouflage
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In this activity, learners make a camouflaged butterfly to hide outside for others to find.

Toad Toy
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In this activity, the learner will explore hand eye coordination while using a variation of the ball and cup game.

Morning Star and Evening Star
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This demonstration activity models how Venus appears from Earth.

Build a Bug
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners use art supplies to build models of insects, both real or imagined.

Amphibian Skin
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of permeability to better understand why amphibians are extremely sensitive to pollution.

Build a Bell Bracelet
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Learners make bell bracelets, place them on their wrists or ankles, and then dance to the rhythms and sounds the bells make. Many cultures use ankle or wrist bells to make music during dancing.

Butterfly Symmetry Painting
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF) has learners create models of butterfly wings.

Supersize That Dinosaur
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most. Then, learners estimate the size of a Triceratops and T.

Reflections
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In this activity, learners play a game and use pattern blocks to explore mirror images and reflection.
Wheel of Fitness
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In this fun activity for any size group, early elementary learners complete physical challenges while playing a game. Learners add new challenges to the "wheel of fitness" that they want to try.