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Magnetic Sensory Bottles
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  In this activity learners will investigate magnetic and non-magnetic items in a sensory bottle.
   
Circuit Bending with Play-Doh
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  Break open that used musical toy and squish some Play-Doh over the circuit boards, and you will hear some weird and distorted sounds the manufacturer never intended!
   
Interactive Gumball Machine
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  In this activity, learners review the history of gumball machines and explore potential and kinetic energy, while working in teams to build a gumball slide.
   
Cup Draw
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  In this activity, learners construct drawing machines using a cup, some markers, and a cricket to control the movement. A programmed LEGO RCX or Cricket is required for this high-tech version.
   
That's the Way the Ball Bounces: Level 3
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  In this activity, learners prepare four polymer elastomers and then compare their physical properties, such as texture, color, volume, density, and bounce height.
   
Solar Flip Book
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  In this activity, learners make a flip book that shows the progression of two solar events on reversible sides of the flip book.
   
Shake and Match
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  In this activity, learners create a hearing based memory game that they can share with friends.
   
Stereoscope
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  In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to view 2-D images in 3-D.
   
Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map
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  In this activity, learners use pedigree and jigsaw puzzles to explore how scientists use genetic information from a family to identify a gene associated with a genetic disorder.
   
Exploring Structures
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  This event guide features three related explorations in which learners investigate the following science concepts: how you design and build a structure helps determine how strong it will be; different
   
Tinkering with Tops
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  In this activity, learners explore the history, design and motion of spinning tops. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own tops out of everyday items.
   
Action Figure
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  In this project, students explore how levers work, by making a puppet with moving limbs.
  