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What's the Difference?
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In this sorting activity, learners play a game in which they try to identify the largest number of differences between two objects.
Party Hat Symmetry
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In this hands-on activity, learners make New Year's Eve party hats out of wrapping paper. Learners use symmetry and measurement to cut out shapes they need to assemble the hats.
Animals are Amazing!
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In this activity, learners use measurement concepts to make models of what their body parts might look like if they were a snake or a chameleon.
The Gator Pie Game
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In this activity, learners explore fractions as they help gators share pies.
Full of Hot Air: Hot Air Balloon Building
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In this activity, learners create a model of a hot air balloon using tissue paper and a hairdryer. Educators can use this activity to introduce learners to density and its role in why things float.
Frustrations with Fractions
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In this math activity, learners make a set of fraction cards to play a game that will help relieve their fraction frustrations.
Shady Snakes
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In this activity, learners make pretend snakes and use them to explore estimation and measurement. Learners roll out clay snakes and estimate and measure their lengths and diameters.
More Bubbles!
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In this math activity, learners make their own bubble wands and determine if the size of the wand affects the number of bubbles it produces.
Temperature vs. Height: Soda Geyser Series #6
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In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine how temperature will affect the height of a soda geyser.
Smelly Balloons
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Are balloons porous or non-porous? In this activity, learners watch an entertaining Mr. O video and conduct a simple experiment to find out.
Peppy's Day in the Park
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In this math activity, learners build Peppy the dog the best trail and park for running around.
Traveling Seeds
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In this activity, learners make three different "seed" types and determine which design flies the farthest.
Cardio Comparisons
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In this activity, learners discover how their heart rate changes in different situations.
Number of Mentos vs. Height: Soda Geyser Series #5
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In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine how many Mentos are needed to make the tallest possible soda geyser.
Soda Brand vs. Height Experiment: Soda Geyser Series #4
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In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine which brand of soda makes the best (highest) soda geyser.
Breakfast Sweets
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In this math activity, learners guess which cereals contain the most sugar. Learners use the nutrition labels on the cereal boxes to find the cereal with the least amount of sugar.
Average Names
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In this activity, learners compare the number of letters in the names of the people in their families or group of friends.
Egyptian Measuring
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In this activity, learners compare the ancient Egyptian system of measurement, which was based on body lengths, to the customary and metric systems used today.
Subtracta's Dog
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In this math activity related to volume, learners use problem solving skills to calculate and build a model house for Minus the dog.