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In this activity, learners smell bottles containing bee pheromone molecules (or herb/spice extracts as a substitute). Bees release these molecules to send messages to each other.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 18-29) learners explore the impact of the March 24, 1989 oil spill in Alaska caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how salt water freezes in comparison to fresh water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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This lab activity is about toxic substances like pesticides and their effects on biological systems. The activity starts with an introduction of how birds sequester calcium to make an egg.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore the behavior of cold-blooded animals. Learners discover what happens when they change a fly's temperature.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners transform a strain of E. coli using green fluorescent protein from a bioluminescent jellies.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this four-part activity, learners will discover the exciting world of light--the most important form of energy in our world--and be able to identify and describe different types of light.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate the sense of hearing and plan and conduct their own experiments.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can be extracted from a chunk of thymus (sweetbread) or liver.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Using zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), elodea and an indicator dye, learners study the role of light in photosynthesis.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this design-based activity, learners explore environments, ecosystems, energy flow and organism interactions by creating a model biodome. Learners become engineers who create model ecosystems.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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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 experiment, learners work in pairs to create two gloves -- one that contains a layer of shortening (blubber) inside, and one that doesn't.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this experiment using sprigs of Elodea, learners will observe a natural process that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from Earth's atmosphere.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate how increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels is changing the acidity (pH) of the ocean and affecting coral reefs and other marin

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore chemiluminescence and fluorescence. Learners examine 3 different solutions in regular light, in the dark with added bleach solution, and under a black light.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity about daily rhythms (on page 17 of the PDF), learners will explore circadian patterns in humans, animals and plants.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners investigate the sense of sight and develop and conduct their own experiments.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Learners mix a solution of luminol with hydrogen peroxide to produce a reaction that gives off blue light.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Colorblind Dogs) is a full inquiry investigation into dogs' ability (or inability) to see color.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours