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In this activity, learners investigate the formation of craters. Learners will examine how the size, angle and speed of a meteorite's impact affects the properties of craters.

This fun hands-on astronomy activity lets learners use star maps (included) to find constellations and to identify stars with extrasolar planets (Northern Hemisphere only, naked eye).

In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Sailboat Design Activity), learners will discover how the shape of an object, not just its weight, determines whether it floats or sinks.

In this fun hands-on activity learners explore a simple machine: the lever. What happens to a load when you multiply the length of a lever? Find out here!

In this activity about ramps, learners explore and measure the rate at which spherical objects roll down a ramp.

Working in teams of four, learners build tetrahedral kites following specific instructions and using specific materials.

In this experiment, learners work in teams to investigate how the color of a surface influences its ability to reflect light and therefore heat.

This investigation provides learners with a hands-on activity that simulates the changing relationship of surface areas-to-volume for a growing cell.

In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Glaciers Activity), learners will measure the rate at which water streams out of a leaky cup.

In this experiment, learners construct an equilateral triangle using graph paper, a pencil, protractor and ruler. They also make a "laser triangle" using a laser pointer and front-silvered mirrors.

In this math lesson, learners analyze the density of liquids in order to explore linear functions.

In this great hands-on activity, learners use patterns to make a teepee from newspaper that they sit inside.

Learners recreate the classic egg-drop experiment with an analogy to the Mars rover landing. The concept of terminal velocity will be introduced, and learners perform several velocity calculations.

In this math lesson, learners explore transformations and quadratic functions through toothpick patterns.

Learners build simple catapults and use them to launch cotton balls.

In this activity, learners use two different techniques to estimate how many little things fit into one bigger thing.

In this activity, learners explore how pictures change in curved mirrors. Learners make cylindrical mirrors by wrapping Mylar around soda cans.

In this activity, learners build an old-fashioned paddle boat out of simple materials.

In this activity, learners model directed evolution by making paper fly. Learners construct and fly paper airplanes.

In this math lesson (on Page 13), learners predict and simulate the likelihood of an event occurring.