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In this outdoor activity, learners dig for and collect isopods (sometimes known as "roly-poly bugs" or "potato bugs" and other names).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own bug boxes and test the habitat preference of selected "minibeasts" (bugs).

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity (p.6-10 of PDF), learners use different methods for hunting minibeasts (bugs). Learners can either make traps or simply look for minibeasts under stones and logs.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners use art supplies to build models of insects, both real or imagined.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that training a robot can be hard work! Learners investigate how robots complete a task by following a list of sequential instructions.

free Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners make water-walking critters using thin wire, and then test how many paper clips these critters can carry without sinking.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 29-35), learners examine water pollution and filtration.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, one person acts as a human robot while another acts as their developer by programming their actions.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity where learners will discover what types and how many insects live in their own backyard.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct bug models that "jitter" all over the table with just a battery, motor, and counterweight.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes