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Patterns and Relationships: Peddling Petals
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In this math lesson, learners use the setting of a flower-making fundraiser to explore a variety of patterns. Learners examine the patterns in a flower design made of triangles surrounding a square.

How to Learn Basic Shapes by Making a Shape Mobile
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In this activity, caregivers and young learners work together to craft and talk about shapes and relative positions of such shapes by creating a mobile.

Four Corners
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine out of cardboard that runs smoothly and dependably. Learners must be precise to make sure their component works properly.

Measuring and Protecting Skin
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In this activity, learners compare and contrast their own skin (including the area covered) with that of an orange.

Does Size Make a Difference?
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In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, discover how materials and physical forces behave differently at the nanoscale.

¡Huellas Digitales!
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En esta actividad, los aprendices leen sobre como Mateo y Cientina conducen una investigación forense para descubrir quien llevó unos dulces.

Exploring Tessellations (Grades 3-5)
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In this activity, learners repeat patterns in two and three dimensions to create tessellations.

Marble Ride
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In this activity, challenge learners to design a roller coaster ride for a marble using cardboard and other simple materials.

Pollution Diffusion
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate how pollution diffuses through ground material.

A Recipe for Traits
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In this genetics activity, learners create and decode a “DNA recipe” for a dog by randomly selecting strips of paper that represent DNA.

House Warming
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore how passive solar design increases energy efficiency.

Breaking Point
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In this activity, learners build penetrometers to test leaf toughness. Biologists measure leaf toughness to study the feeding preferences of insects and bugs.
Caterpillar Measure
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In this activity, young learners use different-sized paper 'caterpillars' and various household items to predict and measure their height.

Cool Tool
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In this activity (on pages 10-17), learners discover how scientists study biodiversity and the health of the environment based on inspection of small areas—a process known as sampling.

Lungometer
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In this environmental health activity, learners investigate their own vital lung capacities.

Exploring Properties: Surface Area
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This hands-on activity demonstrates how a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.

Big Time Tour
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In this activity (on pages 16-21), learners get a sense of geological time by understanding how big a million is.

Building with Wonderful Junk
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In this activity (page 4), learners work in groups to plan and build large structures using recyclable materials they have brought from home.

Flower Engineers
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This activity (on pages 24-29) combines science and art to introduce learners to how different animal pollinators spread pollen from one plant to another, and how certain shapes, colors, and smells of
Alien Encounter
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Use multiplication to help the aliens find out how much fuel they need to get their spacecrafts home.