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Scented Dough
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to create play dough scented with fruit-flavored drink mix.
Chemical Identification
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In this activity, learners discover how a cabbage juice indicator helps identify acids and bases, and how iodine indicates the presence of starch.
The Rain Man
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In this activity, learners observe the hydrologic cycle in action as water evaporates and condenses to form rain right before their eyes.
Save Your Skin
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This is a fun activity about the power of the Sun and the importance of using sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin from its rays.
Frog Eggs
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In this activity, learners compare frog eggs to chicken eggs to better understand why frog eggs need water. Learners compare a boiled chicken egg to "frog eggs" represented by boiled tapioca.
Sock Garden
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In this activity (located in the middle of the page), learners start a garden by planting their socks!
Water Cycle in a Bag
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In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.
Kimchee Fermentation Chamber
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Learners make kimchee or sauerkraut, which is really just fermented cabbage, in a 2-liter plastic bottle.
Breaking Up with Combustion
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This activity teaches combustion as the interaction of a fuel source and oxygen.
Exploring Structures: DNA
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In this activity, learners create a necklace of wheat germ DNA. Learners add alcohol to wheat germ so that the DNA clumps together.
Soil Secrets
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In this activity (located at the bottom of the page), learners investigate soil and explore the creatures that live in it.
The Old White Sheet Trick: Light and Insect Behavior
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In this outdoor, nighttime activity, learners gather around a brightly lit, white surface and study the behavior of nocturnal animals attracted to the light, particularly night fliers.
Try Growing Your Own Mold
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This is a hands-on activity that uses bread and household materials to grow mold. Learners collect dust from a room, wipe it on food, and contain it. One to seven days later, mold has grown.
Do Plants Need Sunlight?
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In this activity, learners find out what happens when they cover leaves with pieces of black construction paper. This activity shows learners that plants need sunlight to survive.
Sunblock Investigation
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity, learners set up a simple experiment to find out how sunscreen counteracts the effects of the sun.
Growing Plants
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity from Episode 107: My Shrinking Shoes, learners observe how plants change as they grow.