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Boats Afloat
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In this water activity, learners build boats that float and sink. First, learners listen to the book, "Who Sank the Boat" and practice making predictions throughout the story.
Block Neighborhood
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In this activity learners will build a neighborhood out of blocks and cardboard.
Balancing Act
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In this activity, learners will build thier own balance scale. Learners will explore weight and comparison through this activity.
Puppet Play
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In this activity, learners will make a marionette puppet and put on a show. Learners will explore color, design, fabrication and storytelling through this activity.
Roller Coasters
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In this activity learners will build roller coasters and test them using small balls or marbles.
Symmetry Fold-Overs
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In this math activity, learners experiment with the concept of symmetry.
Three Little Pigs
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In this activity, leaners explore building techniques by recreating the story of The Three Little Pigs.
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.
Numbered Heads
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In this math activity, learners play a game and use a variety of strategies to solve a hidden number problem (or missing factor). Learners practice their number and operations skills.
Smell Match
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In this matching activity (3rd activity on the page), learners use their sense of smell to match pairs of opaque containers filled with various smelly items like orange peel, roses, or moth balls.
Protect That BRAIN!: Mr. Egghead
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This activity demonstrates the importance of wearing a helmet to protect the brain. An egg is used to symbolize a head with the shell as the skull and the inside of the egg as the brain.
Copter Engineering
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In this activity, learners engineer a paper helicopter that spins to the ground when dropped.
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.
Let's Make Music
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In this activity, learners will create their own percussion instrument with recycled materials. Learners will explore design, fabrication, cause and effect and sound through this activity.
Waterhouse Hawkins and the Nano Dinosphere Museum
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaurs and fossils by creating a diorama.
Exploring Fabrication: Gummy Capsules
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In this activity, learners make self-assembled polymer spheres.
Exploring Tessellations (Grades K-2)
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.
Sand, Plants and Pants
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In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or coatings can change a bigger material’s properties.
Roller Ball Painting
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This is an activity in which learners explore the effects of gravity, motion and momentum while creating art.
Burst a Bubble
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In this activity, learners will create their own bubble solution. Learners will explore chemistry, geometry and trial and error through this activity.