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In this two part activity, learners become draft detectives by constructing their own draft catchers to detect drafts around windows or doors.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (pages 3-4), learners investigate the properties of smart materials, which are materials that respond to things that happen around them.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore insulation. Leaners investigate how insulation can be used to slow down the conduction of heat from one side of a wall to the other.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (pages 13-14), learners investigate the properties of smart materials, which are materials that respond to things that happen around them.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners are introduced to challenges of maintaining temperatures while living in space.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore liquid crystal thermometers to observe how heat flows by conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners observe two model atmospheres -- one with normal atmospheric composition and another with an elevated concentration of carbon dioxide.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (pages 5-7), learners investigate the properties of smart materials, which are materials that respond to things that happen around them.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes