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Xenosmilus
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Learners imagine they are paleontologists in Florida, where they find (remove from envelope) paper "fossils" of some unknown creature, only a few at a time.
Coffee to Carbon
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In this activity, learners place cards featuring biological structures in order by their relative size from largest to smallest.
How Active Are You?
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In this activity, learners explore what is and is not active play and how it contributes to a healthy body and mind. Making active play a routine part of every day is a key concept of the experience.
The Wave
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In this multi-step experiment (page 4 of pdf), learners study tide pools, and then drop a "wave" (a 4-pound bag of beans or birdseed) on a shell to mimic the force of crashing surf on tide pool animal
Four of the States of Matter
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This kinesthetic science demonstration introduces learners to four states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
Making Babies
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This activity is designed to introduce learners to genes, genotypes and simple inheritance patterns.
Build-A-Membrane
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In this activity, learners cut, fold, and paste paper representing biomolecules to create a three-dimensional cell membrane with embedded proteins.
Plant Parts You Eat
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In this food science activity, learners observe different plant-originated foods.
Fungus Among Us
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In this environmental health activity, learners grow and observe bread mold and other kinds of common fungi over the course of 3-7 days.
Measurement: Million Dollar Giveaway
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In this math lesson, learners apply measurement skills to determine, in dollar bills, the capacity of a suitcase.
Comparing Fractions War Card Game
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In this math activity, learners practice comparing fractions.
Rainforest Plant or Animal?
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In this craft activity, learners will compare and contrast the major functions of plants and animals.
Discovering Rainforest Locations
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In this activity, learners will examine various world data maps to combine the information and predict which areas could be tropical rainforests.
All Things Being Equal
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In this game, learners strategize to win the most cards by building number equations. Learners practice operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to construct their equations.
Fair Spinners
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In this math game (Page 9 of the Are You Game? PDF), learners determine what makes a spinner fair or unfair. Learners first play a round with a pre-made spinner that isn't very fair.
100 Puzzles
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In this activity, learners find as many combinations of a hundred as they can using various puzzle pieces from a hundred square grid paper.
String Shapes
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In this activity, learners work together to make polygons (many-sided shapes) with string. Learners sit on the floor and hold onto a piece of string slid between their thumbs and index fingers.