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Dripping Wet or Dry as a Bone?
Learners investigate the concept of humidity by using a dry and wet sponge as a model. They determine a model for 100% humidity, a sponge saturated with water.

Collect Oxygen Over Water
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In this activity, learners use a pneumatic trough (see related activity) to generate and collect pure oxygen.

Absorb & Repel
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In this activity, learners investigate how different materials repel or absorb water. Learners use spray bottles to explore how everyday items like sponges, cardboard, feathers, etc.

Drying It Out
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In this activity, learners investigate and compare the rate of drying in different conditions.

Separating with Chromatography
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In this experiment, learners separate different types of molecules in marker inks (using a technique called "thin layer chromatography").

Marble Game
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In this activity, learners construct a simple game to test their hand-eye coordination and steadiness of hand.

Defining Density
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In this introductory demonstration and activity, learners are introduced to the concept of density as they explore a rock and a wooden block in water.

Funny Putty
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In this chemistry activity (page 1 of PDF SciGirls Activity: Milk Carton Boat), learners will create a blob of stretchable funny putty out of a water, borax, and glue mixture.

Launch It
Add to list DetailsIn this design challenge activity, learners use a balloon and other simple materials to design an air-powered rocket that can hit a distant target.

Electric Paddle Boat
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In this activity, learners build an electric two-paddle boat using paint paddles, plastic knives, and empty water bottles.

How Far?
To learn how friction affects motion, learners build a measurement tool from a rubber band and other simple materials.

Radioactive Decay of Candium
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In this simulation, learners use M&M™ candy to explore radioactive isotope decay.

Dry Ice Comet
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In this activity, dry ice and other items are used to construct a demonstration model of a comet that illustrates the comet nucleus, coma, and tails.

Hovercraft Racers!
Learners build a simple hovercraft using air from a balloon to levitate a craft made from a compact disc (CD).

Mega Bounce
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In this outdoor activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Baseball Activity), learners will investigate the transfer of energy using sports equipment.

Wave Machine
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This is a great activity about wave interference. Learners will create their own wave machine and discover wave properties through hands-on investigation.

Super Bounce
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Soccer Ball Kick), learners will investigate the transfer of energy using sports equipment.

Bouncing Balloons
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In this sports-themed engineering activity, learners create super bouncy balls out of balloons. Learners brainstorm, test their designs, and share results.

Running in Circles
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In this group activity, learners use some common objects and work together to simulate the Coriolis effect. During the challenge, learners make predictions and test different scenarios.

Scaling an Atom
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In this activity, learners make a scale model of an atom to see how big or how small an atom is compared to its nucleus. Learners will realize that most of matter is just empty space!