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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Extreme Sounds) is a full inquiry investigation into sound.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners make a barometer, an instrument to measure change in air pressure.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this indoor and/or outdoor activity, learners make an anemometer (an instrument to measure wind speed) out of a protractor, a ping pong ball and a length of thread or fishing line.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a tool called an inclinometer that can find the height of any distant object, from a tree to the North Star.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this self-measuring activity, learners measure and record the length of their foot.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will build thier own balance scale. Learners will explore weight and comparison through this activity.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners measure irregularly shaped bones using a variety of measurement methods and tools. Then, they measure again using standard conventions and metric tape measures.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can participate to learn about conservation of gas. This is one of the classic experiments using baking soda and vinegar.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this movement and measurement activity, learners jump as far as they can three times, and compare their longest jump to the longest jump of their friends, classmates and/or family members.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes