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Cave in a Cup
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Cave Swallows Activity), learners will model how caves are formed by placing one piece of chalk in a cup of vinegar and another piece in a cup of water, then
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Apartment Buildings and More
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In this engineering activity, young learners investigate multi-level buildings.
Double or More
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Choose a recipe to double (or triple, quadruple, or halve). Show everyone the recipe and engage them in figuring out: How much will we need to increase the recipe to feed everyone?
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Built in Stopwatch
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In this activity (3rd on the page), learners investigate circadian rhythms by examining how well people do with estimating time.
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Super Spinners
Learners build at least two different spinners (tops) to investigate how mass distribution, size, and shape affect the length of time the spinner spins.
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Partners in Pollination
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In this activity, learners identify the reproductive parts of plants and the animal (bee) structures involved in pollination.
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Scented Dough
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to create play dough scented with fruit-flavored drink mix.
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Fun with Bernoulli
Learners conduct four simple experiments to demonstrate the effects of air pressure.
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Draw Your Nervous System
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In this activity, learners work together to create a life-sized drawing of the human nervous system.
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The Muddy City: Minimal Spanning Trees
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In this puzzle, learners investigate the decisions involved in linking a network between houses in a muddy city.
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How Big Were the Dinosaurs?
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In this activity (located on page 4 of PDF), learners gain insight into the actual size of dinosaurs and practice making estimations and measurements.
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Paper Lanterns
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In this activity, learners explore light and shadows by creating a lantern they can keep on their nightstand.
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Mars Perseverance Activity: Areology
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In this activity, learners take core samples of candy bars with a straw and carefully observe & excavate their sample, modeled after what the NASA Perseverance rover will do on Mars.
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Space Origami: Make Your Own Starshade
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In this activity, learners cut out and fold their own collapsible origami starshade, an invention that shields a telescope's camera lens from the light of a distant star so that NASA scientists can ex
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Magnetic Free Fall
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In this activity, learners use a pencil, magnets, and mat board to illustrate Newton's Second Law.
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Forward Thinking
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In this activity, learners create their own weather forecast map.
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M&M® Model of the Atom: Edible Subatomic Particles
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In this activity, learners use colored candy to represent subatomic particles and make a model of an atom (Bohr model).
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Cipher Wheel
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In this activity, learners make their own encrypted code to pass along secret messages using a printable cipher wheel.
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Wolf Postures
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In this activity, learners investigate how wolves communicate with each other through different body postures.
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Making a Translation Tessellation
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In this activity, learners slide shapes to create unusual tiled patterns.