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In this activity, explore chromatography and the various colors that make up the ink in markers. Use this activity to investigate cohesion and adhesion.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, challenge learners to float a paper clip in a cup of water. Learners discover that a paper clip will sink in a cup of water, except when it is placed on a piece of paper towel.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make some music by constructing a kazoo out of a simple plastic drinking straw. Use this activity to explore sound, vibrations, and music.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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Professor John Endler traveled to Trinidad in the 1970s to study wild guppies. In this activity, learners take part in an online simulation of Endler's work.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners engineer a flying glider using paper hoops and a drinking straw.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a racecar using only a rubber band, spool, straw, and paper clip! This racer is a classic toy that zips across a flat surface.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate sound wave science, in stereo! Learners construct a "stereo" out of a metal coat hanger and piece of string to explore sound vibrations.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners conduct an experiment to explore peripheral vision. Learners collect data about their ability to see shapes, colors, or letters using their peripheral vision.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this engineering activity, challenge learners to construct a paper bridge that can support 100 pennies.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use mirrors to write secret messages to a friend. Use this activity to explore letters, optics, and/or symmetry.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners play a trick on their own brain to see if the brain can learn to ignore distracting input. Colors and words are used to play the visual trick, known as a Stroop Test.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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During this hands-on activity, learners are briefly exposed to moviemaking and animation, when they create their own thaumatropes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine their fingerprints and learn that they can be categorized by shape, but each fingerprint is unique.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners build an animation tool to make mini movies. When you spin a phenakistascope, the pictures move so quickly that your eyes and brain can't separate the images.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity, challenge learners to lift a book with just air using a plastic bag and a straw. This activity demonstrates compressed air and forces.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a tower that can support a tennis ball at least 18 inches off the ground while withstanding the wind from a fan.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create an optical illusion by spinning two attached cups. A round ball seems to magically appear when the cups spin.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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In this simple and fun activity, learners build a tower of cups to explore distribution of weight. Learners make predictions about their towers and test their designs.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners use tubes of newspaper to make a table that’s at least eight inches tall and strong enough to hold a heavy book!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this engineering activity, challenge learners to build a tower out of 10 sheets of newspaper and 3 feet of masking tape, which can hold a golf ball balancing at the top.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes