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Many germs spread by our hands, and often times, people don't wash their hands well enough to get rid of germs.

In this activity about afterimages, learners explore what happens when receptor cells called cones in your eye's retina get tired.

Combine math and exercise with this activity. Learners count how many times in a row they can skip rope or throw and catch a ball.

In this activity, learners imitate the way vocal cords work by building a model from a plastic cup, rubber band, and a straw.

In this activity/demo, learners investigate biobarcodes, a nanomedical technology that allows for massively parallel testing that can assist with disease diagnosis.

In this activity, learners will plan a snack within a budget. With a $20 limit (theoretical) to spend on snack for everyone, learners look over grocery store circulars and make their shopping lists.

In this activity, learners will be able to measure themselves in nanometers. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter, a unit of measurement used in nanotechnology.

Most people will break a bone in their body at some point in their life, but how much force does it take to break one?

In this activity on page 4 of the PDF, learners investigate the importance of washing their hands.

In this activity, learners investigate parallax, a method used to measure distances to stars and planets in the solar system.

In this activity about living things and gravity (page 5 of PDF), learners design and build an exoskeleton or an endoskeleton for an animal of their own invention.

In this activity about humans and space travel (page 1 of PDF), learners compare and contrast the behavior of a water-filled plastic bag, both outside and inside of a container of water.

Learners make a "menu" of any plants in their lunch for Monday through Friday and draw the plants from their lunch.

This is a demonstration you can use to show learners how valves and pumps work in concert to move blood through the circulatory system.

In this activity (page 32 of PDF), learners investigate the nutritional needs of healthy bones and muscles.

Using simple materials from around the house and recycled materials, learners will engineer a grabber device to pick up and put down objects that are at least 12 inches away.

In this activity about human anatomy (page 20 of PDF), learners investigate the structure of muscles by comparing yarn and cooked meat.

In this activity, learners will learn about a person they admire (famous, family or otherwise) or even themselves and create a life-sized silhouette.

In this optics activity, learners conduct an experiment to find out why two eyes are better than one!

In this activity (15th activity on the page) about the sense of touch, learners use glue and cardboard to construct a maze they use with their eyes closed.