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In this activity, learners discover how geologists use stratigraphy, the study of layered rock, to understand the sequence of geological events.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners conduct a simulation exercise related to public key encryption and try to intercept a message sent between two learners.

free Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaur fossils and a dig site. Learners work in groups to analyze a dig site map and match bones to a skeletal drawing of Kelsey (a Triceratops).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 18-29) learners explore the impact of the March 24, 1989 oil spill in Alaska caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build and test a compass. Learners work in pairs and pretend they are stuck in the wilderness at night.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover the importance of maps and scale as they work together to create a map of the classroom.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners participate in a simulated dig to discover fossilized dinosaur bones. Learners take notes, make a map and propose theories about dinosaurs.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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Learners work as a group to create a map of their community. They use pasta to represent people, and glue the pasta on their maps to show areas of large population.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 23-29), partners use the Plant Traveler Cards, along with a world map and map worksheets, to follow plants such as cassava, chocolate and coffee that grew first in one part

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners explore the relationship between energy consumption, population, and carbon emissions in the countries of the Americas.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Historically, sea floor mapping (bathymetry) was done by soundings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners act as epidemiologists by mapping the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will explore how maps can provide information about a place and help us find our way from one location to another.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners map their world by drawing a plan of their bedroom.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine the culture and history of the tomb site.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor mapping activity, learners explore where plants grow and map plant-distribution patterns.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a map showing the origins of spices and herbs from a favorite recipe(s). Learners first research the origins of the ingredients and then locate them on a world map.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes