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In this activity, learners use models of fossilized dinosaur teeth to understand how dinosaur teeth were used.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity about the adaptations that allow the Aye-aye to survive in its habitat. Learners will explore how the Aye-aye collects food and how this is influenced by their specialized finger.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create their own bird species using arts and crafts materials. The bird call recordings are not online so the introduction activity can't be done, but everything else can.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners design devices that will catch prey or gather plants.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make homemade journals featuring seashell rubbings. First, learners transfer the texture of a seashell onto a piece of paper using a crayon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will discover what it takes to be a frog. By dressing up like one, learners can visualize how each part of the frog plays an important role in surviving its habitat.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of permeability to better understand why amphibians are extremely sensitive to pollution.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this online activity, learners create monsters and see how they survived when released into the wild.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe hard parts of sea creatures (shells, molts, etc.) to better understand marine environments.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners explore an aquatic site such as a pond, lake, stream, river or seashore to find and investigate plants and animals that live in water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity about sea otters, learners make their own "otter whiskers" and use them to find objects underwater.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this simulation, learners become birds different beak types. Learners use various tools to represent beaks to pick up seeds and place them in a petri dish.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners touch and observe skulls of sharks and rays to learn about their diversity (over 400 species of sharks alone!).

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Rabbits), learners will visit a zoo, aquarium, or pet store to view a variety of fish.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this classic activity, learners investigate natural selection by becoming birds foraging for food on an island.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Biodiversity Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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To convey the concept of how animals adapt to survive, this game asks learners to imagine what adaptations a given animal would need to live in a certain environment—including environments where such

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this multi-step experiment (page 4 of pdf), learners study tide pools, and then drop a "wave" (a 4-pound bag of beans or birdseed) on a shell to mimic the force of crashing surf on tide pool animal

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this outdoor, sensory activity, learners role play as animals trying to identify their "family's" scent and locate their "territory." Learners mark their territories and sniff out other territories

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes