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Say Cheese!
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  Create a chemical reaction that makes cheese! This hands-on activity demonstrates that molecules and atoms are tiny particles that make up everything around us.
   
Digestion
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  In this food science activity, learners explore digestion and proteins by observing the action of meat tenderizer on luncheon meat.
   
Excavating and Mapping Under Water
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  In this archaeology activity, learners consider ways in which excavating an underwater site is different from excavating a terrestrial site.
   
Matter on the Move
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  Learners observe and conduct experiments demonstrating the different properties of hot and cold materials.
   
Identifying Erosion
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  In this environmental science activity (page 3 of the PDF), leaners will identify and explain the causes of erosion.
   
Physics Tug of War
Learners set up books with rubber bands stretched between the books. When two identical books are stretched apart and released, they move back toward each other an equal distance.
   
Hot Equator, Cold Poles
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  In this activity, learners use multiple thermometers, placed at different angles, and a lamp to investigate why some places on Earth's surface are much hotter than others.
   
Goodness Gracious! Great Balls of Gluten!
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  This is an activity about a very important ingredient in most baked goods - gluten! Why is gluten so important? Without it, there would be nothing to hold the gas that makes bread rise.
   
Is That DNA in My Food?
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  In this activity, learners extract DNA from wheat germ. Use this activity to introduce learners to DNA, biotechnology and genetic engineering.
   
Look-alike Liquids
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  Learners add drops of four liquids (water, alcohol, salt water, and detergent solution) to different surfaces and observe the liquids' behavior.
   
Find the Fat
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  Fat is a very important component in our diet. It's the most efficient source of energy in our bodies, and plays an important role in the flavor of foods.
   
Watch It Fly
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  Learners observe projectile motion by launching wooden balls off of a table top. They set up a rubber-band launcher so that each ball experiences a consistent amount of force.
   
Changing the Density of a Liquid: Adding Salt
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  Learners see that a carrot slice sinks in fresh water and floats in saltwater.
   
Chromatography Can Separate!
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  In this chemistry activity, learners use thin layer chromatography to determine the molecular composition of different markers.
   
Invisible Ink Demonstration
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  In this chemistry demonstration, learners will discover that phenolphthalein is a chemical that displays different colors depending on the acidity or basicity of the environment.
   
Density: Make a golf ball float!
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  In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), the learner places a golf ball between salt water and colored fresh water. The golf ball is not as dense as the saltwater.
   
Shark Sense of Smell
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  This is an activity about our sense of smell and how it compares to sharks' super noses. Learners will create varying solutions of water and perfume.
   
Digit's Cyber-Dough
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  In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.
   
Glove Gardens
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  In this activity, learners create a garden in a disposable glove. They learn about the conditions necessary to make the seeds sprout and actively participate in caring for their plants.
   
Our Sense of Sight: Color Vision
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  In this activity, learners investigate color vision as well as plan and conduct their own experiments.
  