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Bone Identification
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  This activity (page 3 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Dinosaurs) is a full inquiry investigation into fossil hunting and identification.
   
Conductivity Meter
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  In this activity, learners build a simple qualitative conductivity tester with a battery, bulb and foil.
   
Forces at the Nanoscale: Nano Properties of Everyday Plants
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  This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Nasturtium Leaves Activity) about surface tension.
   
Exploring the Nanoworld with LEGO Bricks: Probing the Structure of Materials at the Nanoscale
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  In this activity (pages 17-31), learners are introduced to techniques that are used to determine the structures of solid materials.
   
Living Bones, Strong Bones
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  In this activity about engineering, nutrition, and physical activity, learners design and build a healthy bone model of a space explorer which is strong enough to withstand increasing amounts of weigh
   
Build a Big Wheel
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  In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed big wheels or Ferris wheels.
   
Engineer an Octopus Suction Pad
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  In this engineering design challenge, learners build an octopus-inspired suction pad that can grab an object and hold it tightly in the air.
   
Electric Messages: Then and Now
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  In this activity, learners explore electronic communication, the Morse Code system, and advances all the way through text messaging. Learners build a simple circuit, send messages to one another.
   
Super Gelatin
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  Can gelatin (like Jell-O ®) change the speed of light?
   
Flashlights and Batteries
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  In this activity, learners explore how a flashlight works, showing the electric circuit and switch functions of this everyday household item.
   
Star Power
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  In this activity, learners create a star show and discover how they can prevent light pollution. Using simple materials, learners first design constellation boxes.
   
Survival of the Fittest: Battling Beetles
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  This guided inquiry three-part activity engages learners in thinking about the mechanism of natural selection through data collection and pattern recognition.
   
Heart to Heart
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  In this activity, learners compare ways to measure their heart rates. Learners build their own stethoscopes and learn how exercise affects heart rate.
  