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Bubble Tray
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In this activity, learners use simple materials to create giant bubbles.
Straw Kazoo
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In this activity, learners make some music by constructing a kazoo out of a simple plastic drinking straw. Use this activity to explore sound, vibrations, and music.
Why Are Bubbles So Colorful?
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In this activity, learners explore why they can see colors in bubbles and why they change.
Stereoscope
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to view 2-D images in 3-D.
Toy Chemistry
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In this playful, goopy activity, learners mix two liquids to create a solid (that sometimes acts like a liquid ), using basic household materials such as borax and glue.
Lever Cowboy
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In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.
Periscope
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.
Phenakistascope
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In this optics activity, learners build an animation tool to make mini movies. When you spin a phenakistascope, the pictures move so quickly that your eyes and brain can't separate the images.
Kaleid-o-mania
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In this hands-on activity, learners build their own kaleidoscopes and explore how light can reflect of off surfaces such as mirrors, to produce beautiful patterns.
Kaleidoscope
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In this activity, learners investigate the reflective properties of light and mirrors as they make a kaleidoscope.
Glitter Slime
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In this activity on page 8 of the PDF, learners make a slimy substance very similar to mucus, and sprinkle it with glitter to imitate the way that allergens are trapped.
Thaumatrope
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In this activity, learners make an optical illusion toy from the 1800s to explore persistence of vision.
Scented Dough
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to create play dough scented with fruit-flavored drink mix.
Torsion Drum
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In this activity, learners build a musical drum using a cardboard tube, plastic wrap, and beads.
Periscope
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.
Thumb Piano
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing a simple piano out of wood and craft sticks.