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Drugs, Risks and the Nervous System
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In this activity, learners estimate risks associated with different events and compare their estimates to the real possibilities.
Pinhole Viewer
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In this activity, learners discuss and investigate how cameras, telescopes, and their own eyes use light in similar ways.
Whale Communication Hide and Seek
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In this activity, learners pretend that they are orcas and search for their "pods" using Morse code.
Toy Chemistry
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In this playful, goopy activity, learners mix two liquids to create a solid (that sometimes acts like a liquid ), using basic household materials such as borax and glue.
Scent Tracking
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In this wintertime outdoor activity, learners role play wolves tracking their prey by following scented trails.
This Bitter Be Good
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In this health and genetics activity, learners determine whether tasting the bitter compound PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) influences which vegetables a person likes.
Vestibular-Ocular Reflex
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In this activity, learners will perform various investigations to understand the vestibular-ocular reflex and learn about the importance of visual cues in maintaining balance.
Explore Like a Scientist: Fruity Observations
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In this activity, learners use their senses to collect information about a fruit and record their findings in a Science Journal.
Hot Air
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In this activity, learners set up an experiment to investigate the effects of hot air on the path of a laser beam.
Biochemistry Happens Inside of You!
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In this four-part activity, learners explore how the body works and the chemistry that happens inside living things.
Mirror Image
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In this activity, learners investigate procedural memory.
How to Make an Audio Tape Bow
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From this How To slide show, you create an Audio Tape Bow that can play distorted audio sounds by running it across a tape head.
Headphone Helper
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In this design challenge activity, learners add headphones to a previously built instrument (see "Build a Band" activity) to make it easier to hear.
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
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In this activity, learners investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective.
Benham’s Disk
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Light and Color Activity), learners will see the illusion of colors produced by a rotating black and white image known as Benham’s Disk.
The Old White Sheet Trick: Light and Insect Behavior
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In this outdoor, nighttime activity, learners gather around a brightly lit, white surface and study the behavior of nocturnal animals attracted to the light, particularly night fliers.
Building Three-Dimensional (3D) Structures
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In this activity, learners practice drawing 3D structures in two dimensions. Learners draw cube stacks from five different points of view.