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In this activity, learners work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research.

Learners test their "light-smarts" by playing a game called "Light Quest!" The game board represents an atom and each player represents an electron that has been bumped into the atom's outer unstable

This activity has three story puzzles learners can solve to learn about life in the Arctic.

In this experiment, learners examine how pressure affects water flow. In small groups, learners work with water and a soda bottle, and then relate their findings to pressure in the deep ocean.

Coins are everyday objects which tell a lot about the people who use them.

In this experiment, learners float colored ice cubes in hot and cold water.

Learners compare a life-size drawing of a Tyrannosaurus rex head and a full-size Sinornithosaurus body to understand that dinosaurs varied in size.

In this activity about cartography, learners work in teams to create two different map projections: a planar (or polar) and a cylindrical (or Mercator) projection.

Learners construct a bracelet containing two strands of beads, which represents a double strand of DNA that codes for a gene. They match beads to the bases in a section of a chimp's DNA code.

In this activity, learners observe the moon each night for a month and draw their observations in a Moon Watch Log.

While playing a game, learners discover how the Endangered Species Act works in the United States. Learners move along a game board by answering questions correctly.

In this activity about camouflage, learners create a model that shows how a flounder is able to blend into a variety of environments.