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Percentage of Oxygen in the Air
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In this activity, learners calculate the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere by using steel wool's ability to rust.

Measuring Wind Speed
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In this indoor and/or outdoor activity, learners make an anemometer (an instrument to measure wind speed) out of a protractor, a ping pong ball and a length of thread or fishing line.

Air Cannon
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In this activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forecasting), learners will construct an air cannon by cutting a hole in the bottom of a bucket and stretching a garbage bag over the other end
Simple Submarine
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Using simple, inexpensive items, learners build and test submarine models.

Weather Forecasting
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forecasting) is a full inquiry investigation into meteorology and forecasting.

Drawing Conclusions
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.

Water Tower Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers work to solve the challenges of a society, such as delivering safe drinking water.