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What Do Birds Do?
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Cave Swallows Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into bird behaviors.
There’s No Place Like Home!
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In this activity, learners make their own bug boxes and test the habitat preference of selected "minibeasts" (bugs).
What Do Birds Do?
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF) is a full inquiry investigation into bird behaviors.
Leaf it to Me
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In this activity, learners observe the effect of transpiration as water is moved from the ground to the atmosphere.
Collect Invertebrates to Determine Water Quality
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into organisms and the health of their ecosystems.
Canned Heat
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In this activity, learners explore how light and dark colored objects absorb the Sun's radiations at different rates.
Racing with the Sun: Creating a Solar Car
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Learners use engineering design principles to construct and test a fully solar-powered car. Solar car kits usually include a photovoltaic cell and motor; some include a chassis as well.
Signs of Change: Studying Tree Rings
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In this very hands-on lesson, learners will investigate dendrochronology (the study of tree rings to answer ecological questions about the recent past) and come up with conclusions as to what possible
Tug-of-War
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Tug O' War) is a full inquiry investigation into tug-of-war physics. Groups of learners will test two tug-of-war strategies.
Scavenger Hunt: A Group Collection
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In this activity, learners are divided into teams.
Monitoring Amphibians
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In this field study, learners discover how to collect data in the field and how their efforts can help certain animals, specifically, amphibians.
Sunblock Investigation
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity, learners set up a simple experiment to find out how sunscreen counteracts the effects of the sun.
Plants Count
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In this activity, learners put on their naturalist hats and explore the world around them.