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Tempest in a Teacup
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In this hands-on activity, learners determine the types of chemical reactions achieved when combining different household products.
Handheld Water Bottle Rocket & Launcher
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In this activity, learners build handheld rockets and launchers out of PVC pipes and plastic bottles. Use this activity to demonstrate acceleration, air pressure, and Newton's Laws of Motion.
Lego Man Jump
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In this activity, learners are challenged to create a parachute using easily sourced materials in order to transport a LEGO figure safely to the ground.
Bubble Wrap Printing
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In this activity, learners will use bubble wrap to print patterns on paper and experiment with mixing colors.
Squidgy Slime
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In this chemistry activity, learners transform two ingredients (4% polyvinyl alcohol solution and 4% borax solution) into gooey slime.
Property Sort
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In this activity, young learners will describe objects by their properties and sort by color, weight and texture. This activity uses household items and toys for materials.
Weather Vane and Anemometer
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In this meteorology activity, learners construct simple devices to measure the direction and speed of wind.
Handy Family Tree
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In this bilingual (English/Spanish) activity, learners create family trees by tracing the hands of their family members.
Web Weavers
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In this outdoor science/art activity, learners investigate spider webs by using string to create their own spider webs.
Iron in Cereal: Find iron in your food!
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Learners investigate an iron-fortified cereal by stirring it with a strong magnet. They discover that metallic iron is present in some cereals.
Ant Super Strength
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In this activity, learners compare their own strength to ants through a series of physical tests.
Rubber Band Boat
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In this activity, learners build styrofoam boats powered by twisted rubber bands.
Puff Car
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In this activity, learners are challenged to design a wind-powered car using only a handful of household materials.
Milk Plastic
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In this activity, learners transform everyday milk into small plastic figurines and jewelry. Use this activity to introduce learners to monomers and polymers.
What's That Sound?
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This game plays a dozen different sounds, altered to simulate what they would sound like if you had hearing loss.
Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.
Dangling Magnet
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In this activity about magnetism (page 13 of the pdf), learners will experiment with magnets to explore how water and other liquids affect the strength of magnetic fields.
Target Practice
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In this dynamic activity, learners build a catapult that launches projectiles, such as marshmallows.
Who Do You Think You Are?
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In this activity, learners use maps to locate the Northwest Coastal region.
Bird Watching
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In this activity, learners will observe birds in their backyard or local park. They will attempt to find common Ohio birds and will look for bird behaviors just like an ornithologist.