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Better Hair Through Chemistry
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In this activity, learners hook up a hair to a lever system and create a hair hygrometer to measure changes in humidity.
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Soap-Film Painting
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Make a big canvas of iridescent color with pvc pipe! In this Exploratorium Science Snack, you'll need to cut and assemble some PVC pipe, but the pay-off, the soap-bubble canvas, is big.
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Life Size: What's in a microbe?
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In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners visualize the relative size and structural differences between microbes that have the potential to cause disease.
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The Game of Life: Stem Cell Edition
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In this activity, learners play a game that models what happens as stem cells differentiate into different cell types.
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Clothespin Workout
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This is a great activity about human energy production. Learners will work out with a clothespin to investigate why hockey players jump on a stationary bike after an intense game.
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Vegetable Revival
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In this activity, learners use food scraps from the kitchen to grow new vegetables.
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Glow Up
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In this activity, learners explore chemiluminescence and fluorescence. Learners examine 3 different solutions in regular light, in the dark with added bleach solution, and under a black light.
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Experimenting with Naked Eggs
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In this activity about osmosis, learners use a naked egg (one with a dissolved eggshell) to learn about selectively permeable membranes.
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Make a "Mummy"
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The Ancient Egyptians used a naturally-occurring salt from the banks of the Nile River, called natron, to mummify their dead.
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Macro-Microarray
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In this activity, learners explore the "nuts and bolts" of gene chips.
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Bacteriopolis
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In this long-term activity, learners make a home for a colorful community of microorganisms.
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Viral Packaging
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In this activity, learners create virus models, including nucleic acid and proteins, using simple materials. This resource includes information about virus structure and gene therapy.
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Breakfast Proteins
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In this activity, learners construct a cereal chain as a model of how proteins are made in the cell.
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Life Size: Line 'em up!
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In this activity on page 1 of the PDF, learners compare the relative sizes of biological objects (like DNA and bacteria) that can't be seen by the naked eye.
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Milk Makes Me Sick: Exploration of Lactose Intolerance
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Why does milk make some people sick? In this activity learners explore this question and explore the chemistry of milk, and our bodies!
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Making Naked Eggs: Eggs Without Shells
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This is an activity about acid-base reactions using eggs and vinegar. Learners place eggs inside a container of vinegar and leave to soak overnight.
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Yeast-Air Balloons
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In this activity, learners make a yeast-air balloon to get a better idea of what yeast can do. Learners discover that the purpose of leaveners like yeast is to produce the gas that makes bread rise.
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Cellular Soap Opera
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In this activity, learners create a large film of soap and experiment with what can and cannot pass through it.