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  I Spy Shapes
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  The learner will ask yes-no questions to identify a secret shape (similar to Twenty Questions). Build understanding of shapes and logic skills with this game for all ages.
  
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.
  
The Power of Words
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  This simple, yet surprising physics demonstration challenges preconceptions about forces, and demonstrates the strength of atmospheric pressure.
  
Waterproof Hanky
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  In this physics demonstration, learners will be surprised when a handkerchief holds water in an upside-down glass.
  Soaring Towers: Building with Recycled Materials
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  In this activity, learners will build the highest tower they can out of recycled materials.
  
Twist and Spout
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  In this activity, learners make their own "tornado" using two soda bottles and water.
  The Sharp Eyes of a Naturalist
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  In this creative activity, learners will practice looking carefully to observe details and to become familiar with dioramas as a method for displaying naturalistic scenes.
  
Line Up: Using Math To Stand In Line
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  Put math of measurement into lining up — and make waiting in line fun. Choose a size characteristic that learners can physically compare, such as foot length or hair length.
  
Home Water Audit
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  This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.
  Any Year Calendars
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  This PDF contains 12 calendars (12 months). Each month contains activities about math. Things to do on familiar holidays (like July 4), less common holidays (like Backward Day), and any day.
  
Endurance: How Many Can You Do in a Row?
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  Combine math and exercise with this activity. Learners count how many times in a row they can skip rope or throw and catch a ball.
  How Many In a Minute
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  In this activity, learners will keep track of how much they can do in one minute. Instructors can pick something everyone will do for a minute, such as jumping up and down or drawing stars.
  
Piles of Paper: Estimate Paper Use
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  In this activity, learners keep track of how much paper the group uses in a week. Build awareness of paper waste, while strengthening measurement and estimation skills.
  
Número misterioso
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  Combine la lógica y los números en este juego para todas las edades.
  Take Ten: Cleaning Up is Fun
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  In this activity, learners will make cleaning up more fun with predictions and counting. Estimate how many things are on the floor (or table), then count as they are picked up.
  
Extra Bounce
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  In this indoor or outdoor demonstration, use a large and small ball to illustrate conservation of energy and momentum.
  
Toasty Wind
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  In this quick activity, learners use a toaster to investigate the source for the Earth's wind. Learners hold a pinwheel above a toaster to discover that rising heat causes wind.
  
Eclipse: How can the little Moon hide the giant Sun?
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  In this activity, learners explore how distance can affect the way we perceive the size of an object.
  Math and Creativity Posters
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  These math posters have questions written on them, such as: How many colors can you name in a minute? or How many seconds can you balance on one foot?
  
Guess My Rule
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  In this simple game, learners start to understand how to sort and categorize objects by trying to guess the connection between three items that someone else has chosen.