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Build a Rocket - and a Launch Pad!
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  In this activity, learners construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an effervescing antacid tablet reacting with water, and build a launch pad for their rocket.
   
Balancing Act
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  In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will build a class 1 lever and hypothesize and test the distances two objects need to be placed from the fulcrum in order to balance.
   
Marble Challenge
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  In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will try to keep a marble in a bottomless cup without touching the marble inside.
   
Spit Test
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  In this biology activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners will explore how saliva assists in the beginning of the digestive process.
   
Magic Colored Milk
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  In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will use milk and a few other basic ingredients to create a chemical change to make a color wheel.
   
Making Sodium Acetate: Hot Ice
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  In this chemistry activity which should only be done under adult supervision (page 10 of the PDF), learners will create an exothermic process by making Sodium Acetate.
   
Dichotomous Key
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  In this classification activity, learners will learn one way of organizing plants and animals.
   
Flip
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  In this amazingly simple physics activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will explore how exerting a force on an object can give it kinetic energy and momentum.
   
3 Classes of Levers
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  In this physics activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will move a load using a lever of each of the 3 classes. They will explore the differences between these classes and which are more effective.
   
Make Your Own Soda Pop
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  In this chemistry activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners will identify the instances of physical change, chemical change, and solutions while making homemade soda pop.
  Windmills
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  In this physics activity (page 8-9 of the PDF), learners will explore wind energy. They will build their own windmill and see how energy from wind can be converted into a useable form.
   
Watercolor
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  In this activity, learners will use chemistry to create a night sky watercolor painting. They will experiment to learn the effects of mixing crayon, salt, and lemon juice with water color paints.
   
Blowin' in the Wind
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  In this weather activity, learners build their own wind detector and test for the presence of convection currents in their indoor location.
   
Soda Pop Cave
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  In this geology activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners explore how carbonic acid can slowly dissolve limestone and form caves.
   
Backyard Graphing
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  In this math activity, learners will create a scale diagram of their backyard or other outdoor area on graph paper.
   
Simple Machines
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  This is an online activity about simple machines. Learners will try their hand at putting these amazing devices to work. They will use several simple machines to help "build" a tree house.
   
Comparing Crystals
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  In this chemistry activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will learn about crystals by growing their very own.
   
Optical Morpher
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  In this amazing activity about light and reflection, learners will use a pie plate and reflective strips from a mylar balloon to try to morph their face into a friend's.
   
Make Your Own Pendulum
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  In this demonstration about force and motion, learners will explore the forces that affect a pendulum A simple model pendulum comprised of a ball and string demonstrates how pendulums work as well as 
   
Chemical Reactions in Your Mouth
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  In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will see that chewing is more than just the crushing up of food; there is actually a chemical change going on at the same time.
  