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Build a Battery
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Learners make a simple battery out of "sandwiches" of aluminum foil, pennies, and a salt water-soaked paper towel.

In the Toilet
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This activity explores the basic workings of a siphon, which is the core technology that makes toilets work.

Salting Out
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In this activity, learners create a mixture of water, alcohol and permanent marker ink, and then add salt to form a colored alcohol layer on top of a colorless water layer.

Wingin' It
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Learners explore the Bernoulli effect by building an airfoil (airplane wing) and making it fly.

Pollution Diffusion
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate how pollution diffuses through ground material.

Designing Bandages
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Learners design different shaped bandages for different purposes. First, they draw their designs on paper.

Plastic Milk: You can make plastic from milk
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners make a plastic protein polymer from milk. Adding vinegar to milk causes the protein casein to solidify or curdle.

Draggin' Boats
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Learners design, build, and test models of "dragon boats" made from up to three milk cartons.

Curious Contraptions
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In this engineering design activity, learners will design, test, and build a “haunting machine” to solve a Sherlockian mystery.

Busted by Biology
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In this two-part activity, learners will extract their own DNA from their cheek cells and learn how DNA is analyzed and used to solve crimes.

Quipus
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Learners create an Incan counting device called a quipu (pronounced kee-poo).

Secret Writing Devices
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In this activity about encryption, learners cut out a secret decoder badge from a handout and use it to encode messages to each other.

Shaking It!
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In this experiment, learners design and build a model room in a shoebox and furnish it with tiny furniture.