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Lean, Mean Information Machine: Using a Simple Model to Learn about Chromosomal DNA
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Learners observe a model of a cell and its chromosomal DNA made from a plastic egg and dental floss. Use this model to illustrate how much DNA is held in one cell.
Baroreceptor Reflex Role Play
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In this activity about the baroreceptor reflex (BR) arc (page 123 of the PDF), learners discover the importance of maintaining adequate arterial blood pressure through a role playing exercise.
Caution! Wildlife Crossing
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In this design challenge, learners use their creativity and imagination to design and test a wildlife crossing for their favorite animal.
Seeing 3D
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Create 3D glasses and use them to explore color, light and optics. Fool your brain into 'seeing' three dimensions on a flat surface!
Better Hair Through Chemistry
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In this activity, learners hook up a hair to a lever system and create a hair hygrometer to measure changes in humidity.
Nature Painting
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In this activity learners will create paint out of natural materials. Explore your natural world (or your fridge) and find berries, leaves, or flowers to find a great base for your paint.
Our Sense of Sight: Color Vision
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In this activity, learners investigate color vision as well as plan and conduct their own experiments.
Matraca
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In this activity, learners create a traditional Mexican noisemaker (a matraca) using cardboard, craft sticks, and a wooden dowel.
Earth's Energy Cycle: Albedo
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In this activity, learners experiment and observe how the color of materials that cover the Earth affects the amounts of sunlight our planet absorbs.
DNA Modeling Activity
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Using pipe cleaners, straws, and beads, learners explore the building blocks of life by creating their own model of DNA.
How Quick Are Your Responses?
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In this activity (on page 134 of the PDF), learners explore reaction time.
Lung Capacity
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This is an activity about lung capacity. Learners will measure their own lung capacity using a homemade spirometer.
Animal House
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.
Clean Water: Is It Drinkable?
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In this activity, learners simulate nature's water filtration system by devising a system that will filter out both visible and invisible pollutants from water.
Pollution and Lung Health
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Learners will build a lung model to understand how their lungs and diaphragm work to make them breathe.
DNA Detective
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This activity is about collecting and analyzing DNA as part of a criminal investigation.
Soap Film on a Can
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The beautiful iridescent colors of a bubble in a can! With this Exploratorium Science Snack, create beautiful soap films on the open end of a can to see beautiful rainbows of color.
Ruminating on the Digestive System
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In this activity, learners will review the functions of basic digestive organs, understand how diet affects digestion, understand how digestive tracks may differ, and then step outside to compare the
See It to Believe It: Visual Discrimination
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In this activity (12th on the page), learners investigate their ability to discriminate (see) different colors.
Edible/Inedible
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In this activity about olfaction (9th activity on the page), learners smell 10 different items with different odors, including some edible food items.