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Germination Station
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In this botany activity, learners will create an experiment about seed germination. This activity gives students an opportunity to explore how seeds germinate and react to surrounding conditions.

Measuring Blood Pressure in Space
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In this activity (page 105 of the PDF), learners measure heart rate and blood pressure and learn how to obtain consistent measurements during repeated tests.

What Cells Can I See in Muscle and Spinal Cord Tissues?
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In this activity (page 37 of the PDF), learners observe, on a prepared slide, muscle and spinal cord cells from a rat.

Copper Caper
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In this activity, learners conduct an oxidation experiment that turns old pennies bright and shiny. Learners soak 20 dull, dirty pennies in a bowl of salt and vinegar for five minutes.

What's So Special about Water: Surface Tension
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In this three-part activity, learners play a game and conduct two simple experiments to explore water and surface tension. Learners will have fun discovering how water "sticks" together.
Sodium Acetate Hand Warmers
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In this activity, sodium acetate hand warmers are used to introduce learners to supersaturated solutions, crystallization, and exothermic reactions.

How Greenhouse Gases Absorb Heat
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Learners observe two model atmospheres -- one with normal atmospheric composition and another with an elevated concentration of carbon dioxide.

Lotus Leaf Effect
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This is a demonstration about how nature inspires nanotechnology. It is easily adapted into a hands-on activity for an individual or groups.

How the Rubber Meets the Road
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers design tire treads to increase safety and reliability.
When is a Glass of Water Really Full?
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In this activity, learners see how many coins they can add to a full glass of water before the water overflows.

Push It Out
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In this physics related activity which requires adult supervision, learners make their own powerful water rocket and, with it, explore Newton's Third Law of Motion.

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.

Cool It!
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In this fun hands-on activity, learners use simple materials to investigate evaporation. How can the evaporation of water on a hot day be used to cool an object? Find out the experimental way!

Hot Stuff!: Investigation #2
Learners test two jars containing hot water, one covered with plastic and one open, for changes in temperature.

Changing Body Positions: How Does the Circulatory System Adjust?
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In this activity about how the body regulates blood pressure (page 117 of the PDF), learners make and compare measurements of heart rate and blood pressure from three body positions: sitting, standing

Treasures in the Rough
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In this archaeology activity, learners make observations and conduct an experiment to demonstrate the effect saltwater has on artifacts.

Regolith Formation
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In this three-part activity, learners use food to determine the effects of wind, sandblasting and water on regolith (dust) formation and deposition on Earth.

What's So Special about Water: Solubility and Density
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In this activity about water solubility and density, learners use critical thinking skills to determine why water can dissolve some things and not others.

Gravity and Muscles
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In this activity about center of gravity (page 23 of PDF), learners investigate how the body adjusts to the force of gravity to remain balanced.

DNA Fingerprinting
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In this forensics activity, learners solve a mystery using “DNA” taken from the scene of the crime.