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Mercury in the Environment
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine the dangers of mercury and how humans contribute to growing mercury emissions on Earth.

Straining Out the Dirt
Learners take on the role of environmental engineers as they design water filters.

Building a Basic Series Circuit
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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can use it to build and examine a basic electrical circuit.

Fragile Waters
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In this activity (on pages 18-29) learners explore the impact of the March 24, 1989 oil spill in Alaska caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker.

Toxic Popcorn Design Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the engineering design process (EDP)—the process engineers use to solve design challenges.

Nano Ice Cream
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In this activity/demo, learners discover how liquid nitrogen cools a creamy mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

Positive Planning Adds Up
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In this drawing/mapping activity, learners design plots of land while incorporating positive strategies for improving water quality.

Exploring Structures
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This event guide features three related explorations in which learners investigate the following science concepts: how you design and build a structure helps determine how strong it will be; different

What Trickles Down?
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Learners design their own experiment to explore the permeability of different materials such as soil, sand, gravel, and marbles.

Making a Battery from a Potato
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In this electrochemistry activity, young learners and adult helpers create a battery from a potato to run a clock.

Exploring Size: Scented Balloons
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In this activity, learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale.

Cook Up a Comet
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In this activity (on page 5 of PDF), learners use dry ice and household materials to make scientifically accurate models of comets.

Edible Glass
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In this activity, learners discover the principles of edible glass by making a supersaturated sugar solution.

Draggin' Boats
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Learners design, build, and test models of "dragon boats" made from up to three milk cartons.

That's the Way the Ball Bounces: Level 2
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In this activity, learners prepare four polymer elastomers and then compare their physical properties, such as texture, color, volume, density, and bounce height.

Observing Different Microbes
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In this activity, learners use a microscope to examine three different microbes: bacteria, yeast and paramecia. Educator will need to prepare the yeast solution one day before the activity.

Science at the Waterpark!
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Water Slides) is a full inquiry investigation into speed and motion and takes place at a water park.

Wind Tunnel
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Scientists use enormous wind tunnels to test the design of planes, helicopters, even the Space Shuttle.

Engineer A Bird Feeder
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In this activity, learners of all ages will design a functional bird feeder using familiar, every day materials.

Not Just A Bag Of Beans
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In this activity, learners count and measure kidney beans to explore natural selection and variation. Learners measure the length of 50-100 beans.