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Marine Ecosystems
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In the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes.
Water Motor
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In this physics activity (page 10 of the PDF), learners will explore how energy from moving water can be used.
Rain Forest in Your Room
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This activity (on pages 19-24) introduces learners to the rain forest's layers—emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor—and has learners make paper lianas (vines that live attached to trees) and
Coral Spawning Globe
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This activity models the mass coral spawning event that takes place at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary every August.
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.
Build Your Own Hydroelectric Generator
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Learners follow directions to construct a water-powered electrical generator using a turbine made from plastic spoons.
Target Practice
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In this dynamic activity, learners build a catapult that launches projectiles, such as marshmallows.
Earth's Water: A Drop in Your Cup
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This creative lesson plan provides a visual way for learners to gain knowledge about the finite amount of fresh water on Earth and encourages the discussion of the various ways to conserve this resour
Prepare for a Construction Zone Field Trip
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In this activity, learners explore work, forces, simple machines, and construction. This lesson guide includes simple ways to demonstrate these principles as well as hands-on activities.
Scale Models
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In this activity, learners explore the relative sizes and distances of objects in the solar system.
Exploring Black Holes and Gravity
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners imagine what would happen if our Sun were replaced with a black hole.
Skewers and Garden Poles
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In this activity, learners build scaled-down structures and cantilevers in a series of "building out" challenges with bamboo skewers and tape.