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Habitats of the Pond
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In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners locate and study plants and animals in several freshwater pond habitats.

Mapping a Study Site
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In this outdoor activity, learners use a mapping technique to become oriented to the major features of an outdoor site.

Two Ears are Better Than One: Sound Localization
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This activity (9th activity on the page) about hearing demonstrates to learners the importance of having two ears.

Silent Stalking
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In this outdoor game, learners role play predator and prey to explore the importance of keen hearing and silent stalking skills in the animal world.

Make a Garbage Bag Kite
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Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

It's Natural
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This activity introduces learners to Native Americans as people who depended upon nature in the past and continue to emphasize the importance of nature in the present.

Build a Solar System
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In this activity, learners make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the real definition of "space." Learners use the online calculator to create an appropriate scale to use as a basis for thei

There’s No Place Like Home!
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In this activity, learners make their own bug boxes and test the habitat preference of selected "minibeasts" (bugs).

Mars Perseverance Activity: Mud Splat Craters
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In this activity, learners explore the physics of impact craters from their own backyard using mud. Learners are encouraged to match features of real impact craters to their models.

Keeping a Field Journal
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In this activity, learners start their own field journal to better understand the wildlife in their area.

Planaria Fishing
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In this activity, learners capture and observe planaria, which are worms that eat tiny pond critters.

Construction and Destruction
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In this three/four-day lesson, learners calculate perimeters and areas and draw the castle plan to scale.
Trees: Buds and Twigs
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In this hands-on nature activity, learners observe the emergence of leaves and flowers. Branches from trees and bushes are collected in the early spring, brought indoors, and placed in water.

Root Observations
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In this activity, learners will investigate and compare the root systems of plants. Explore how weed and edible plant roots differ, and take a closer look inside with the careful use of a knife!

Shake a Shrub
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This is an activity where learners will discover what types and how many insects live in their own backyard.

Soccer Kicks
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Soccer Ball Kick) is a full inquiry investigation into transfer of motion.
Hexagon Hunt
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This activity gets learners looking at 6-sided shapes in nature, including the cells of a beehive, as well as other shapes.

Why do Hurricanes go Counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?
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In this kinesthetic activity, learners will play a game with a ball to demonstrate the Coriolis force, which partly explains why hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.

Plant Hunt
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In this outdoor activity and game, learners collect and sort leaf samples to determine how many types of plants grow in the activity site.

Desert Water Keepers
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In this outdoor, sunny day activity, learners experiment with paper leaf models to discover how some desert plants conserve water.