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In this activity, learners examine fingerprints. Learners leave a hidden print on a surface and then make their own print detecting powder from graphite (found in pencils).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners smell bottles containing bee pheromone molecules (or herb/spice extracts as a substitute). Bees release these molecules to send messages to each other.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (7th activity on the page), learners use their sense of hearing to find a "sound match." Learners shake containers filled with items like dry seeds, sand, beans, etc.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore what happens when polarized white light passes through a sugar solution.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this art meets science activity, learners pack silver, ball-shaped ornaments in a single layer in a box to create an array of spherical reflectors.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners smell balloons filled with different scents to guess what's inside. From this, they infer the presence and motion of scented molecules.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Make a big canvas of iridescent color with pvc pipe! In this Exploratorium Science Snack, you'll need to cut and assemble some PVC pipe, but the pay-off, the soap-bubble canvas, is big.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about light and perception, learners create pictures in thin air.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the invisible infrared radiation from an electric heater.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Are there boxes, is this an illusion, or is this real life Q-bert? Illusions are always fun to build especially when you can build them.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners use two mirrors to explore how images of images of images can repeat forever.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (described on pages 39-42 of PDF), learners make a paper wheel (on pages 57-60 of PDF) that shows them the relative loudness of different sounds.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity guide features three related explorations to help learners ages 3-6 investigate shadows via the following science concepts: A shadow is made when an object blocks the light; you can chan

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the possibilities of clay as a natural material.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 25-32 of PDF), learners make models of the inner ear out of pipe cleaners.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the sense of hearing and plan and conduct their own experiments.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this optics activity, learners examine how a transparent material such as glass or water can actually reflect light better than any mirror.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to view 2-D images in 3-D.

Over $20 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Double Dutch) is a full inquiry investigation into whether hearing or seeing has a bigger effect on jump rope performance.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners discover that the human brain is highly adaptable. Learners try to toss beanbags at a target while wearing prism goggles.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes