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In this activity, learners discover how frogs' bodies change while growing from a tadpole to a frog. Learners create a simple craft that gives a visual display of the metamorphosis process.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine body parts (including skin, scales, and skulls) from fish, mammals and reptiles. Questions are provided to help encourage learner investigations.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how casts of fossilized bones are created and used to learn about dinosaurs. Learners make observations, draw diagrams and share their findings.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity (6th on the page), learners investigate how photoreceptors in the eye (rods and cones) "adapt" to low light conditions.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering design challenge, learners build an octopus-inspired suction pad that can grab an object and hold it tightly in the air.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity is intended to familiarize learners with native Houston birds, introduce learners to tools biologists use in the field, and to enhance their observation skills.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this data collection and analysis activity, learners evaluate fish physiology and ecology using vision research data from Dr.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this experiment, pairs of learners explore how cold water affects circulation. The mammalian diving reflex (MDR) slows circulation when the body is exposed to cold water.

free Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners learn about the adaptations that flowers have developed which support pollination. Learners also list their personal preferences (i.e.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes