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Exploring an Ecosystem
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  In this ecology activity, learners make a model water-based ecosystem called a terraqua column. The column (in a large soda bottle) includes pond water, duckweed, sand or gravel, and small snails.
   
Quick Frozen Critters
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  In this activity, learners play an active version of freeze tag based on predator/prey relationships.
   
Lupine and Butterflies
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  In this two-part activity about the connection between the lupine plant and butterflies, learners first read "Miss Rumphius," a storybook about lupine by Barbara Cooney.
   
Community Wind Project
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  In this thought-provoking activity, learners plan a hypothetical project to build and operate wind turbines in their community.
   
Makin' Tracks
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  In this activity, learners make plaster casts of an animal track to learn more about animals and animal behavior.
   
Nature Walk
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  In this activity, learners take an indoor nature walk and discover various objects that have been brought in from the outdoor environment.
   
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.
  