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In this activity, learners build a sled kite that models a type of airfoil called a parawing.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaur skeletons, anatomy, and locomotion. Learners compare and contrast dinosaur skeletons and drawings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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This quick demonstration (on page 11 of PDF) allows learners to understand why scientists think water ice could remain frozen in always-dark craters at the poles of the Moon.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a hot air balloon using just a few sheets of tissue paper and a hair dryer.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This creative lesson plan provides a visual way for learners to gain knowledge about the finite amount of fresh water on Earth and encourages the discussion of the various ways to conserve this resour

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity (page 3 of PDF), young learners investigate how a pole can be made stable by “planting” its base in the ground or adding supports to the base.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this engineering activity (page 5 of PDF), young learners investigate how materials and design contribute to the strength of a structure, particularly walls.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build bridges and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with straws and pins.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners discover that there is space between molecules even in a cup "full" of water. They first fill a cup with marbles, and then add sand to fill the gaps between the marbles.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners conduct three experiments to examine temperature, the different stages of the water cycle, and how convection creates wind.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity about human anatomy (page 16 of PDF), learners construct a model arm and discover how muscles and bones work together to achieve efficient movement.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, leaners explore building techniques by recreating the story of The Three Little Pigs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use gumdrops and toothpicks to model the composition and molecular structure of three greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O) and methane (CH4).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs" by Byron Barton to understand some background information about dinosaurs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners act as the Earth and observe how different angles between the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the phases of the moon we see each month.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build their own construction cranes using tongue depressors and pushpins.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this engineering activity (page 2 of PDF), young learners investigate how a wide base can make a building more stable. Learners use blocks or boxes of different sizes to construct stable towers.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners participate in several full-body interactive games to model the process of self-assembly in nature and nanotechnology.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaur skeletons and anatomy. Learners make observations about a T. rex skeleton diagram and then measure the skeleton length and width.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build cars using syringes and water-powered hydraulics. Learners construct the car frame out of cardboard and set up a hydraulic system to raise and lower the car.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours