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In this activity, learners create their own constellations and star patterns and write a short, descriptive story explaining the significance of their star pattern/constellation.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity explores the main algorithms that are used as the basis for searching on computers, using different variations on the game of battleships.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity learners create patterns of hair beads.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity introduces the idea that computer scientists measure information by how "surprising" a message is.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, "write" a secret message in genetic code as beads on a string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts and explore the laws of physics. Learners discover that everything you throw or shoot on earth travels in a parabola.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a straight line to learn about circles. Learners measure and record the diameter and circumference of different sized cylindrical objects on a chart.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity introduces the idea of "divide and conquer" using a fictitious but serious problem--a pair of dirty socks has accidentally been wrapped in one of the presents that Santa is about to deli

free Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners follow simple directions to explore and create platonic solids.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this craft activity, learners create a string of cut-out moons and stars.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a game that is sure to sharpen players' basic math skills. Players must use four randomly selected numbers to create an equation that equals a fifth number.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine ways that Native Americans of the Southwest express their relationship with nature through art.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity helps students learn how computers "compress" text by identifying repeating patterns of letters, words, and phrases.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners listen to songs and decode hidden messages based on the same principle as a modem. As a final challenge, learners decode the binary messages in a music video.

free Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will first learn the basics of galaxy classification and grouping.

free Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This magic trick is based on how computers detect and correct data errors.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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These puzzles use four colors of socks in a drawer to get learners thinking algebraically.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners graph 48 hourly air temperatures from a local weather observation site and observe the diurnal temperature variations.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes