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What Do Birds Do?
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Cave Swallows Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into bird behaviors.

Hull Engineering
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In this activity, learners explore how the hull shape impacts a ship's performance and stability.

lambda DNA Fingerprinting Simulation
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The purpose of this lab activity is to demonstrate (through simulation) how DNA fingerprinting (or DNA profiling) might be used to solve a crime.

Jam Jar Jet
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In this activity, learners create a "Jam Jar Jet" based on Francois Reynst's discovery of a pulsejet engine, which uses one opening for both air intake and exhaust.

Water Clean-up
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Water Clean-up Activity) about the use of reduction agents to decontaminate ground water.

Extreme Sounds
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Extreme Sounds) is a full inquiry investigation into sound.

An Ice Lens
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In this optics activity, learners discover basic lens-making techniques by using a tennis ball to make a lens out of ice.

There’s No Place Like Home!
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In this activity, learners make their own bug boxes and test the habitat preference of selected "minibeasts" (bugs).

Crank It Up
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In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.

Our Chemical Senses: Olfaction
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In this activity, learners investigate the olfactory system by conducting several experiments.

Our Sense of Hearing
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In this activity, learners investigate the sense of hearing and plan and conduct their own experiments.

LEGO® Chemical Reactions
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This activity uses LEGO® bricks to represent atoms bonding into molecules and crystals. The lesson plan is for a 2.5 hour workshop (or four 45-minute classes).

Capturing Homemade Microgravity
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Microgravity) is a full inquiry investigation into how ordinary things behave in microgravity, similar to what astronauts experience.

Evolutionstechnik or Selection and Variation in the Egyptian Origami Bird (Avis papyrus)
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In order to examine the random nature of mutations and natural selection, learners "breed" clutches of Egyptian Origami Birds (Avis papyrus) using random number generators (dice and coins) to mutate s
Effects of Solar Radiation on Land and Sea
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In this activity, learners explore the different heating properties of soil and water.

Frozen Fruit
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity from Episode 108: My Ice Pops, learners observe reversible change while thinking about ways to make ice melt.

Designer Seeds
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In this activity, learners will examine a variety of seeds, describe them, and determine how they are dispersed.

Colorblind Dogs
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Colorblind Dogs) is a full inquiry investigation into dogs' ability (or inability) to see color.

The Awesome Game Race
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In this engineering activity, learners design their own board games.

Doghouse Design
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Doghouse Design) is a full inquiry investigation into absorption and reflection of radiant energy.