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Candy Dish Natural Selection
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In this yummy biology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners participate in a demonstration of natural selection.
Extinct!: Are You Smarter than a Plant?
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In this online activity, learners find out whether they are smart enough to survive as a plant.
How We Know What The Dinosaurs Looked Like: How Fossils Were Formed
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In this activity (p.7-8 of PDF), learners examine fossil formation.
Dinosaur Homes
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In this activity about dinosaurs and survival, learners use scrap materials to create a miniature dinosaur habitat that includes a food source, water source, and shelter.
Bird Bingo
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In this activity, learners play bingo to learn about the diversity of birds. This game includes a warm-up lesson and "Full Flight" version.
Dinosaur Sock Puppet
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In this activity about dinosaurs, learners first participate in a group discussion about where and when dinosaurs lived, how big they were, and who studies them and how.
Dress Like a Frog
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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.
Dinosaur Dig
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This is an activity about dinosaurs, fossils, and the work of paleontologists. Learners use hand tools (paint brushes, scoops, and sifters) to unearth fossil specimens in tubs of birdseed.
Prehistoric Climate Change
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In this online interactive, learners use fossils to infer temperatures 55 million years ago, at the sites where the fossils were found.
Is it a Fish?
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This activity is on page 8 of the pdf, part of the Sea Life Discovery Box. This is an activity exploring the characteristics of fish.
Polar Bear Glove
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In this activity, learners will explore how animal in cold areas stay warm.
Tweak Your Beak
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In this activity, learners will explore how different bird beaks work and discover what birds can eat based on their beak shape.
Biodiversity and Evolutionary Trees
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In this interactive activity, learners analyze seashells to explore phylogeny and evolution. Learners identify similar and dissimilar seashells to create a phylogenetic tree.
Coral Polyp
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In this activity, learners will create their own coral polyps - the basis for a coral reef.
Make a Wire Critter That Can Walk on Water
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In this activity, learners make water-walking critters using thin wire, and then test how many paper clips these critters can carry without sinking.
Mars from Above: Carving Channels
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In this activity, learners create channel features with flowing water, comparing their observations to real images of Mars and Earth taken by satellites/orbiters.
Dinosaur Footprints & Fossils
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In this activity, early learners simulate fossil prints in play dough or clay.
Bird Binoculars
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This is a tape and glue activity in which learners make binoculars that they can decorate and then use to go bird watching.
Fuzzy Worms
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In this activity, learners explore the concepts of natural selection and observable traits in a game that can be played at home.
Dinosaur Count and Sort
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In this activity, learners sort and count different colored plastic dinosaurs by various attributes including tail length, whether or not the dinosaurs have horns, etc.