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Where Are the Distant Worlds? Star Maps
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This fun hands-on astronomy activity lets learners use star maps (included) to find constellations and to identify stars with extrasolar planets (Northern Hemisphere only, naked eye).

Parachutes
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In this activity, learners will investigate air and gravity through the use of various fabrics by through them in the air. Activity includes step-by-step instructions and extension ideas.

Seed Dispersal
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In this outdoor activity and bingo-like game, learners explore why and how seeds spread far from the plants that produce them.

Building Tetrahedral Kites
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Working in teams of four, learners build tetrahedral kites following specific instructions and using specific materials.

Absorb & Repel
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In this activity, learners investigate how different materials repel or absorb water. Learners use spray bottles to explore how everyday items like sponges, cardboard, feathers, etc.

Start a Rock Collection
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Learners follow a three-step process to start their own rock collection.

Nature Painting
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In this activity learners will create paint out of natural materials. Explore your natural world (or your fridge) and find berries, leaves, or flowers to find a great base for your paint.

The Scoop on Habitat
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Some aquatic organisms live in open water, while some live in soil at the bottom of a body of water.

Drying It Out
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In this activity, learners investigate and compare the rate of drying in different conditions.

How Can Gravity Make Something Go Up?
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In this activity, learners use cheap, thin plastic garbage bags to quickly build a solar hot air balloon. In doing so, learners will explore why hot air rises.

Soda Explosion
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This hands-on activity lets participant explore chemical reactions as they create a soda explosion with lots of bubbles. The bubbles in soda are made of carbon dioxide gas.

Basking Basics
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In this activity, learners will explore reptile biology by taking temperature readings in various places and comparing them.

Sandy Samples
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In this collecting/comparing activity, learners work with samples of sand from different places like a lakefront, river, or ocean beach.

Composite Materials
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Hockey Sticks Activity) about composites, materials made of 2 or more different components.

Sled Kite
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In this activity, learners build a sled kite that models a type of airfoil called a parawing.

Make a Prism
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In this activity, learners will make their own prism and use a glass of water to separate sunlight into different colors.
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.

Build a Solar System
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In this activity, learners make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the real definition of "space." Learners use the online calculator to create an appropriate scale to use as a basis for thei

Planaria Fishing
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In this activity, learners capture and observe planaria, which are worms that eat tiny pond critters.
Big and Little Cups
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In this indoor or outdoor water activity, learners pour water from small cups to large cups and containers. In doing so, they discover water takes the shape of its container.