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Dust Catchers
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In this activity related to indoor air pollution, learners build take-home dust catchers with wax paper and petroleum jelly.
Mercury in the Environment
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine the dangers of mercury and how humans contribute to growing mercury emissions on Earth.

Plugged in to CO2
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In this activity, learners investigate various appliances and electronics, discovering how much energy each uses and how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released to produce that energy.

Toxic Popcorn Design Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering design process (EDP)—the process engineers use to solve design challenges.

Engineered Music
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In this activity, learners explore how musical instruments are engineered.

Carbon Sequestration
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In this inquiry-based lesson, learners measure the biomass of trees, calculate the carbon stored by the trees, and use this information to create recommendations about using trees for carbon sequestra

Positive Planning Adds Up
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In this drawing/mapping activity, learners design plots of land while incorporating positive strategies for improving water quality.

It's a Gas, Man
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In this activity, learners discover if carbon dioxide has an effect on temperature.
Let's Count Humpback Whales: Environmental Effects on Population
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In this activity, learners use whale count data from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to compare whale counts in relation to environmental factors.

Clean Water: Is It Drinkable?
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In this activity, learners simulate nature's water filtration system by devising a system that will filter out both visible and invisible pollutants from water.
Fish Communities: National Marine Sanctuaries
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In this data activity, learners will compare and contrast fish communities, diversity and habitats in U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries.

Playing with Parachutes
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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.

The Scoop on Scallops
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In this data analysis activity, learners quantify the abundance and distribution of sea scallops in and adjacent to the Mid-Atlantic closed areas.
Catch & Release II: It's Catching On!
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Throw that fish back? A new generation of ethical anglers concerned about conserving resources is participating in "catch and release" fishing. How is this going?

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.

Engineer a Dam
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In this activity, learners explore the function and engineering of dams and how dams have many uses and solve many problems in the world.

I Want to Hold Your Hand
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In this activity, learners construct a robot-like hand to demonstrate how data is collected when using robotic technology.

Carbon Dioxide Removal
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In this experiment using sprigs of Elodea, learners will observe a natural process that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from Earth's atmosphere.

For the Birds: Environmental Effects on Population
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In this activity, learners will investigate how shorebirds and seabirds are extremely vulnerable to changes in their environment, whether human-induced or otherwise.

Chilean Sea Bass: Off the Menu
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In this data analysis activity, learners use data collected by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to study Chilean sea bass populations.