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From the Internet to Outer Space
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  In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.
  
I Like to Move-It
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  This is an activity which will allow learners to gain an understanding of lemur behavior through observation and role play.
  
Open Heart: Disease and Diagnosis
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  In this online activity about heart disease, learners will pick one of three patients (based on actual patient histories) and help a cardiologist diagnose and prescribe treatments for him or her.
  
Prehistoric Climate Change
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  In this online interactive, learners use fossils to infer temperatures 55 million years ago, at the sites where the fossils were found.
  
Number Patterns
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  In this lesson, learners are challenged to discover the relationship among six numbers.
  
Map Your World
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  In this activity, learners map their world by drawing a plan of their bedroom.
  
Artificial Intelligence: The Intelligent Piece of Paper
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  This activity explores what it means for a computer to be intelligent and introduces the topic of what a computer program is and how everything computers do simply involves following instructions writ
  
Counting Your Lucky Stars
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  In this activity, learners sample a star field to estimate the number of stars in the universe.
  
Caller ID: The Frog - and Toad! - Mating Game
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  This activity is a sensory experience that recreates the sounds of a pond at night.
  MarsBound!: Mission to the Red Planet
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  MarsBound! is an engineering simulation activity in which learners use realistic techniques to plan a mission to Mars.
  
The Face of Science
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  Learners draw pictures of how they envision scientists. By comparing and discussing the features in their pictures, they can discover common thoughts and stereotypes about scientists.
  
Community Wind Project
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  In this thought-provoking activity, learners plan a hypothetical project to build and operate wind turbines in their community.
  
Sharks: Taking a Bite Out of The Myth
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  In this activity, learners will explore trends in shark populations using shark landing data from the National Marine Fisheries Service.
  
Patterns in Pixels
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  This activity (page 2) draws upon a familiar, computer-based concept related to visual resolution: pixilation.
  
Crew Strength Training
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  In this activity, learners will train to develop upper and lower body strength in their muscles and bones by performing body-weight squats and push-ups.
  
Do a Spacewalk!
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  In this activity, learners train to increase muscular strength and improve upper and lower body coordination by performing the “bear crawl” and the "crab walk.” Learners perform the exercises over tim
  
Hanford at the Half-Life Radiation Calculator
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  This quiz lets you estimate your annual radiation exposure.
  
Bird Watching
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  In this activity, learners will observe birds in their backyard or local park. They will attempt to find common Ohio birds and will look for bird behaviors just like an ornithologist.
  
Making a Field Journal
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  In this activity, Christina Elson, an archaeologist from the American Museum of Natural History, guides learners as they investigate an "artifact" and record their observations in a field journal.
  
Base Station Walk-Back
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  In this activity, learners will train to improve lung, heart, and other muscle endurance as they walk a progressive, measured distance.