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Glove Gardens
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In this activity, learners create a garden in a disposable glove. They learn about the conditions necessary to make the seeds sprout and actively participate in caring for their plants.

Composting
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In this environmental science activity, learners research what is essential for plant life and the necessary components of soil to support plants.
Growing Plants: Track Their Growth
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In this activity, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.

Measure the Pressure: The "Wet" Barometer
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

Weather and Climate: What's the Difference?
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This lesson plan enables learners to explore the differences between weather and climate.

Feed the Birds
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Learners construct a bird feeder from re-used materials. After hanging their feeder, they keep a journal about what birds visit the feeder.

Do Plants Need Light?
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In this food science activity, learners conduct an experiment that demonstrates the importance of light to plants.

Waves and Tides
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In this 7-10 day investigation, learners develop an understanding of waves and tides and their motion through discussion, demonstration, and hands-on activities.

Mosquito Life Cycle
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In this activity, learners build a plastic emergence chamber (or use purchased "mini mosquito breeder") to observe and analyze the mosquito life cycle.

Liesegang Rings
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This display shows slow chemical reactions in colorful crystal formations known as Liesegang Rings. These reactions are similar to those forming the rings in agates.

Measure the Pressure II: The "Dry" Barometer
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

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.

Nutrients in an Estuary
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In this activity, learners model estuaries, artificially enriching both fresh and salt water samples with different amounts of nutrients and observing the growth of algae over several weeks.

Tree-mendous Plots
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In this math lesson, learners record and graph plant growth and interpret data. Learners plant seeds, and once the seeds sprout, record the change in height of the plants for several days.

Moon Watch Flip Book!
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In this activity, learners observe the moon each night for a month and draw their observations in a Moon Watch Log.

Zoo Calendar
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Use the Zoo Calendar (page 1 of PDF) to involve learners in interdisciplinary, whole language, and writing activities about ecological concepts.

Bury Me Not!
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Bogs) is a full inquiry investigation into decomposition.

Seeds: Roots and Shoots
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In this indepth hands-on activity, learners build a structure that allows them to observe the growth of roots and the correlation between root growth and stem extension.
Butterflies in Space
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The Butterflies in Space Teacher's Guide uses "life in space" to encourage learners to conduct their own open-ended scientific investigations.

How Might Elevated CO2 Affect Plants
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to investigate the effect of elevated levels on CO2 on plant growth.