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In this activity, learners simulate taking HIV antiretroviral drugs by using Tic Tac mints and Kool-Aid packets.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners sniff out scents hidden in balloons! After investigating, learners discover we sometimes can use another sense (smell) to detect things too small to see.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct drums out of everyday containers (like bowls or food containers) and shrink wrap. Learners use a hair dryer to affix and tighten the shrink wrap to the container.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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This is a quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Stained Glass Activity) about the "Tyndall effect," the scattering of visible light when it hits very small dispersed particles.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this three-part activity, learners conduct simple experiments to see how light refracts and reflects, and how colors of light affect what we see.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this optics activity, demonstrate diffraction using a candle or a small bright flashlight bulb and a slide made with two pencils.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine how colored lenses act like filters and absorb all colors of light except for the color of the lenses.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners find out why some mineral sunblock rubs in clear. Learners compare nano and non-nano sunblocks and discover how particle size affects visibility.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (posted on March 14, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a camera projector to explore lenses and refraction.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing their very own instruments using PVC pipes, soda bottles, and a straw.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity about light and refraction, learners discover how a lens creates an image that hangs in midair.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this amazing activity about light and reflection, learners will use a pie plate and reflective strips from a mylar balloon to try to morph their face into a friend's.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing tube zithers, stringed instruments from Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners observe different light sources, outdoors and indoors, using prism glasses (diffraction glasses) and color filters.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this simple chemistry activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Colorblind Dogs) about acids and bases, learners will mix a baking soda and water solution and use it to paint a message on a

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (posted on March 20, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a stroboscope, a device that exploits the persistence of vision to make moving objects appear slow or stationary.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this four-part activity, learners explore light and sound through a variety of hands-on investigations.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity on page 9 of the PDF, learners test how flavoring extracts move through the walls of a balloon.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this matchmaking activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Animal Scent Activity), learners will each have a scented cotton ball taped to their shoulder. The scent (e.g.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes