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In this activity, learners discover that some things only stand up while they are spinning.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Working in teams of four, learners build tetrahedral kites following specific instructions and using specific materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Groups of learners are provided with a generic car base and an egg. Their mission: design a device/enclosure to protect the egg on or in the car as it rolls down a ramp with increasing slopes.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners try pouring water out of a regular cup and a miniature cup. It’s harder than it sounds! Learners discover that different forces dominate at different size scales.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a nanorover model using styrofoam meat trays and a balloon.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 14
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Microgravity) is a full inquiry investigation into how ordinary things behave in microgravity, similar to what astronauts experience.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, discover how materials and physical forces behave differently at the nanoscale.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in teams build and launch rubberband-powered foam rockets.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (page 95 of the PDF), learners create Escher Staircase models similar to those that were used by Neurolab's Spatial Orientation Team to investigate the processing of information about

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity about humans and space travel (page 1 of PDF), learners compare and contrast the behavior of a water-filled plastic bag, both outside and inside of a container of water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate what happens when you build up static electricity on plastic balls.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This is an online Flash game where learners can experiment with ballistics and how to compensate for the varying levels of gravity found on the planets of our Solar System.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about the circulatory system and space travel (on page 38 of the PDF), learners use water balloons to simulate the effects of gravity and microgravity on fluid distribution in the bod

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover what buoyancy is and determine the characteristics that make an object buoyant. Learners design, build, test, and evaluate boats made from a variety of materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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The Butterflies in Space Teacher's Guide uses "life in space" to encourage learners to conduct their own open-ended scientific investigations.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners will explore how a hydrometer works by building a working model and conducting experiments.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a model roller coaster to help the Mummy entertain the Atom's Family monsters. Learners assemble the roller coaster between two chairs using vinyl ceiling molding.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will build ramps and test how the laws of physics apply do different objects. Learners will explore physics and cause and effect through this activity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how parachutes are used to slow down moving objects. Learners work in teams of "engineers" to design and build their own parachutes out of everyday items.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours