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In this activity, learners investigate the process of osmosis by adding salt to a sealed bag of raw carrots and comparing it to a control.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 34-39), learners make a fairly detailed model of DNA using licorice and gumdrops.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this food science activity, learners conduct an experiment that demonstrates the importance of light to plants.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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Our bodies defend themselves in many different ways to prevent us from getting sick.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14
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In this activity, learners participate in several full-body interactive games to model the process of self-assembly in nature and nanotechnology.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about combustion and energy, learners observe a burning candle in a sealed jar and the burning of white sugar.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 22-33), learners do the kind of work genetic scientists do, sorting and comparing (images of) genetic material strands called chromosomes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a necklace of wheat germ DNA. Learners add alcohol to wheat germ so that the DNA clumps together.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks