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Cleaning with Dirt
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Learners build a filter from old soda bottles and dirt. They create polluted water, and pour it through their filter to clean it.
Digestion
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In this food science activity, learners explore digestion and proteins by observing the action of meat tenderizer on luncheon meat.
Crossing the Synaptic Gap
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In this neuroscience activity, learners conduct a simulation to demonstrate how multiple incoming signals influence the action of neurons.
Modeling Day and Night
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF), learners make a "mini-globe" to investigate the causes of day and night on our planet.
Earth's Energy Cycle: Albedo
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In this activity, learners experiment and observe how the color of materials that cover the Earth affects the amounts of sunlight our planet absorbs.
Do the Mystery Samples Contain Life?
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In this activity (on pages 13-16 of the PDF) learners investigate three mystery samples to see which one contains life. The three samples are sand, sand and yeast, and sand and antacid.
Clay Exploration
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In this activity, learners explore the possibilities of clay as a natural material.
As Straight as a Pole
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In this engineering activity (page 3 of PDF), young learners investigate how a pole can be made stable by “planting” its base in the ground or adding supports to the base.
Caller ID: The Frog - and Toad! - Mating Game
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This activity is a sensory experience that recreates the sounds of a pond at night.
Trash Traits
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In this activity on page 24, learners perform experiments to examine whether or not trash can float, blow around, or wash away.
The Great Plankton Race
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In this activity, learners are challenged to design a planktonic organism that will neither float like a cork nor sink like a stone.
Pathways with Friends
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Directed by instructional cards, learners kinesthetically model cell communication by acting as components in a cell signaling pathway.
How to Extract DNA From Anything Living
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In this genetics activity, learners discover how to extract DNA from green split peas.
Plankton Feeding
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This activity provides a hands-on experience with a scale model, a relatively high viscosity fluid, and feeding behaviors.
Pollution Diffusion
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate how pollution diffuses through ground material.
Plants: Hanging Tough
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In this hands-on activity, learners will become familiar with the special adaptations of rainforest plants and discover the conditions needed for tropical trees to survive along with what can impinge
Metallophone
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing an instrument using some metal pipes, rubber bands, and a baseboard.
Coral and Chemistry
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In this experiment, learners will explore whether increased carbon dioxide makes our oceans more basic or more acidic.
Nano Latch-n-Catch
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In this activity, learners design a therapeutic agent to image and/or cure various diseases in the respiratory system.
Stem Cell Differentiation Game
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This game uses a modified Uno deck to review concepts related to stem cell research and diabetes.