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Temperature Time Warp
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In this activity, learners explore the behavior of cold-blooded animals. Learners discover what happens when they change a fly's temperature.
Leaf Me Alone
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In this activity, learners explore the structure of plant leaves. Learners find out what happens when they coat either the top or bottom sides of leaves with petroleum jelly.
Extinct!: Are You Smarter than a Plant?
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In this online activity, learners find out whether they are smart enough to survive as a plant.
Collaboration via Slime Mold
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In this highly collaborative activity, learners design and complete a controlled experiment which attempts to answer a simple question about the slime mold Physarum.
Easy PEAsy Seed Germination
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In this activity, learners determine the necessary conditions for pea seed germination.
A Feast for Yeast
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In this activity on page 6 of the PDF (Get Cooking With Chemistry), learners investigate yeast. Learners prepare an experiment to observe what yeast cells like to eat.
Breaking Up with Combustion
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This activity teaches combustion as the interaction of a fuel source and oxygen.
Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.
Do Plants Need Sunlight?
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In this activity, learners find out what happens when they cover leaves with pieces of black construction paper. This activity shows learners that plants need sunlight to survive.