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Composting
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In this environmental science activity, learners research what is essential for plant life and the necessary components of soil to support plants.

Design and Build a Barometer
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In this activity, learners make a barometer, an instrument to measure change in air pressure.

Measuring Wind Speed
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In this indoor and/or outdoor activity, learners make an anemometer (an instrument to measure wind speed) out of a protractor, a ping pong ball and a length of thread or fishing line.
What's So Special about Water: Absorption
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In this activity about water's cohesive and adhesive properties and why water molecules are attracted to each other, learners test if objects repel or absorb water.

What Causes Wind?
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In this sunny day experiment, learners measure and compare how quickly light and dark colored materials absorb heat.

Catch a Wave: How Waves are Formed
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In this three-part activity, learners explore how waves are formed and why some waves are bigger than others. First, learners observe waves of water in a pan generated by an electric fan.

Home Water Audit
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This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.

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.

From the Ground Up
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In this plant science activity, learners conduct four experiments to observe how plants respond to sunlight and gravity.