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Animal Hats
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In this arts and crafts activity about animals and animal characteristics, learners will design animal hats and role-play as animals.

Bug Hats
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In this activity, learners use their imaginations and experiment with different materials to create bug hats.

Kid Machine
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This activity is on page 3 (continued on page 2) of the pdf, part of the Simple Machines Discovery Box. In this fun activity, learners "create" a complex machine by simulating the parts in action.

Brick Drop Challenge
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In this design challenge, leaners attempt to build a strong structure out of LEGO® bricks that can withstand a 4-foot drop.

Make a Totem Pole
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In this activity (on page 2 of PDF), learners make their own totem poles out of recycled materials.

Magical Möbius
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In this tabletop activity (on pages 32-40), learners make Möbius strips -- 3D surfaces with only one side.

In the Toilet
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This activity explores the basic workings of a siphon, which is the core technology that makes toilets work.

Hanford at the Half-Life Radiation Calculator
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This quiz lets you estimate your annual radiation exposure.

The Best Dam Simulation Ever
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This online simulation game explores the different consequences of water levels on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.

A Hole in the Ground
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Learners build models of sinkholes to gain an intuitive knowledge of their physical aspects.

Program a Friend
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In this activity (on page 2), one person "programs" the other like a robot to move through a space, trying to get them to avoid obstacles and reach a goal.

Acting Out
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This activity (on pages 21-32 of PDF) has learners act out several classic brain teasers.

Quipus
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Learners create an Incan counting device called a quipu (pronounced kee-poo).

Slide Rules
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Learners make their own simple slide rules out of paper and learn how they work.

Shadow Puppets
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In this activity, learners explore color, light and shadow by creating their own puppets to hold in front of a light source.

Fun with Shapes
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In this activity, early learners combine pre-cut recognizable shapes and their own abstract ideas to make representational pictures (e.g. houses, trees, shoes).

Bird Binoculars
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This is a tape and glue activity in which learners make binoculars that they can decorate and then use to go bird watching.

Roller Ball Painting
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This is an activity in which learners explore the effects of gravity, motion and momentum while creating art.