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Sensory Hi-Lo Hunt
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  In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.
   
Hopper Herding
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  In this outdoor activity and game, learners roundup a "herd" of hopping insects and find out how many different kinds or species are in their herd.
   
Human-powered Orrery
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  In this space science activity, learners work together to create a human-powered orrery to model the movements of the four inner planets.
   
Double Dutch Distractions
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  This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Double Dutch) is a full inquiry investigation into whether hearing or seeing has a bigger effect on jump rope performance.
   
Altered Reality
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  In this activity, learners discover that the human brain is highly adaptable. Learners try to toss beanbags at a target while wearing prism goggles.
   
Space Stations: Beans in Space
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  In this activity, learners perform 20 arm curls with cans that simulate the weight of beans on Earth versus the weights of the same number of beans on the Moon and in space.
   
Tracking Otters
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  This activity (on pages 38-43) has learners simulate the way scientists track and map the movement of otters in the wild using radio trackers.
   
Particle Detection
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  By tossing, collecting, and sorting beanbags, learners understand how the IBEX spacecraft uses its sensors to detect and map the locations of particle types in the interstellar boundary.
   
Science at the Waterpark!
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  This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Water Slides) is a full inquiry investigation into speed and motion and takes place at a water park.
   
Hockey Stick Power!
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  This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Hockey) is a full inquiry investigation into how a hockey stick’s flex affects shooting power and accuracy.
   
Damsels and Dragons
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  In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners conduct experiments to explore where dragonflies and damselflies perch or rest, and how the flies change behavior in reaction to other flies or fly decoys
   
Pop! Rocket Launcher
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  In this activity, learners construct a simple air pressure launcher for paper rockets.
   
Salt Water Revival
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  In this outdoor activity, learners visit the intertidal zone of a rocky coastal site well populated with marine organisms.
   
Sawing Away
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  In this outdoor activity, learners saw sections from fallen trees, then count tree rings and look closely at patterns of tree growth.
   
Scram or Freeze
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  In this outdoor activity and animal-role-play game, learners discover and uncover the hidden world of "cryptozoa"—organisms such as spiders, salamanders and slugs that live under objects, like rocks a
   
Sand Dunes
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  This outdoor activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Sand Dunes) is a full inquiry investigation into how the amount of moisture in a sand dune relates to the number of plants growing 
   
Seeing the World Through a Different Lens
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  Learners participate in a variety of activities modeling different disabilities.
   
Tennis Anyone?
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  In this activity, learners explore sports engineering and advanced materials development.
   
Find Your Way Around Without Visual or Sound Cues
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  In this activity, learners play a series of simple games to investigate navigation without visual and sound cues.
   
Population Game
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  In this outdoor game, learners simulate a herd of deer trying to survive in an area called the "home range." Learners explore the concept of "carrying capacity"—what size population of an organism can
  