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Sensational Seaweed
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  In this culinary activity, learners use multiple senses (sight, smell, touch, and taste!) to explore real seaweed samples.
   
Anti-Gravity Mirror
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  In this demonstration, amaze learners by performing simple tricks using mirrors. These tricks take advantage of how a mirror can reflect your right side so it appears to be your left side.
   
Inner Space
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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.
   
Ice Cream Shake
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  In this tasty activity, learners make their own ice cream any day of the year in an exploration of heat and cold. Highlights include freezing and melting and the transition from liquid to solid.
   
Macchia Madness
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  In this activity, learners explore the history of making objects from glass and artistry of Dale Chihuly.
  Making An Impact!
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  In this activity (on page 14 of PDF), learners use a pan full of flour and some rocks to create a moonscape.
   
Breathing Yeasties
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  In this life science activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners explore the carbon cycle by mixing yeast, sugar and water.
   
Introduction to Ocean Zones
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  In this activity, learners will create a diagram of the ocean zones and determine what organisms live in each zone.
   
Design a Flavor: Experiment to Make Your Own Ice Cream Flavor!
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  In this delicious activity, learners get to make, taste-test and compare their own "brands" of homemade strawberry ice cream.
   
Water Fountain
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  In this activity, learners explore how a hydraulic pump works. Learners work in teams to design and build a unique water fountain that employs a hydraulic pump.
   
Tennis Anyone?
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  In this activity, learners explore sports engineering and advanced materials development.
   
Designing Bandages
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  Learners design different shaped bandages for different purposes. First, they draw their designs on paper.
   
Reason for the Seasons
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  In this activity (on page 6 of the PDF), learners plot the path of the sun's apparent movement across the sky on two days, with the second day occurring two or three months after the first.
   
Plastic Milk: You can make plastic from milk
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  In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners make a plastic protein polymer from milk. Adding vinegar to milk causes the protein casein to solidify or curdle.
   
Find Your Way Around Without Visual or Sound Cues
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  In this activity, learners play a series of simple games to investigate navigation without visual and sound cues.
   
Energy For Life
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  In this activity about the relationship between food and energy (page 1 of PDF), learners observe and quantify the growth of yeast when it is given table sugar as a food source.
   
Mini Tree House Build
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  In this activity, learners are challenged to design and build a miniature tree house in a potted plant. This activity uses engineering concepts to encourage creativity.
   
Draggin' Boats
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  Learners design, build, and test models of "dragon boats" made from up to three milk cartons.
   
Fossil Age Estimation Model
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  In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Dinosaurs), learners will model how paleontologists estimate the age of fossil discoveries by extracting “fossil” playing cards from newspa
   
Wild or Domestic Animal Game
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  In this quick activity (page 2 of PDF), learners will play a game using their observation and listening skills, interpreting clues from each other to deduce their secret animal identity.
  