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Get the Porridge Just Right
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Learners set up three different bowls, each with a different mass of oatmeal. Learners monitor the temperature of the oatmeal and find that larger masses take longer to cool.

Build a Lever
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Learners build a lever and use it to lift a load. With the load on one end of the ruler, learners add coins to the effort cup at the other end until the load is lifted.

Make and Fly a Helicopter
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Learners follow the template to build and fly a paper helicopter.

Three Colors of Light
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Have fun with additive mixing! Observe what happens when the three primary colors of light--red, green and blue--are mixed together, resulting in white light.

Design a Submarine
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Learners act as engineers and design mini submarines that move in the water like real submarines.

Candy Chromatography
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Learners analyze candy-coated sweets using chromatography. Learners use this method to separate the various dyes used to make colored candy.

Static Cling
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In this activity, learners investigate static electricity using everyday objects at four different stations.

See the Colors in Leaves
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Learners use chromatography to separate and analyze the mixture of pigments in leaves. Use this activity to discuss photosynthesis as well as why leaves change color in autumn.

Slime
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Learners make slime from white school glue and Borax detergent. The long chain molecules of the white glue become cross-linked by the Borax into a big network.

Build a Roller Coaster
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Learners design and build a roller coaster using simple materials. Learners experiment with potential and kinetic energy to get a marble to follow a track into a cup.