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A Funny Taste
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In this activity, learners explore the different salinities of various sources of water by taste-testing.

How Much Water is in that Cloud?
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In this activity, learners working in pairs saturate a cotton ball using water drops from an eyedropper to demonstrate the high water capacity of clouds.

The Rumblin' Road: Determining distance to a Thunderstorm
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In this activity, learners discover how to determine the distance to a lightning strike or nearby thunderstorm.

Sizing Up Hail
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In this activity, learners will estimate the sizes of balls to learn how to estimate the size of hail. Learners will compare their estimates to the estimates of their peers and the real measurements.

Quadraphonic Wind
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In this activity, learners discover how the extent of various wind speeds changes in each of the four quadrants around a hurricane.

Earth's Energy Cycle: Albedo
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In this activity, learners experiment and observe how the color of materials that cover the Earth affects the amounts of sunlight our planet absorbs.

Arctic Sea Ice
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In this activity, learners explore how the area of Arctic sea ice has changed over recent years. First, learners graph the area of Arctic sea ice over time from 1979 to 2007.

It's a Gas, Man
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In this activity, learners discover if carbon dioxide has an effect on temperature.

Measure the Pressure: The "Wet" Barometer
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

A Scientific Cleanup
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This is a comprehensive lesson plan on page 85 for a group cleanup trip to a local beach, lake or stream. Learners keep track of the types and amounts of trash picked up and analyze this information.

Trash Traits
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In this activity on page 24, learners perform experiments to examine whether or not trash can float, blow around, or wash away.

The Shadow Knows II
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In this activity, learners will measure the length of a shadow and use the distance from the equator to calculate the circumference of the earth.

A Degrading Experience
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In this activity on page 27, learners perform an experiment to learn about how different types of marine debris degrade and how weather and sunlight affect the rate of degradation.

The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change: Activity 1
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In this activity (on page 1), learners role play as atoms to explore how atoms can be rearranged to make different materials.

Waves and Tides
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In this 7-10 day investigation, learners develop an understanding of waves and tides and their motion through discussion, demonstration, and hands-on activities.

Candy Chemosynthesis
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In this activity, groups of learners work together to create edible models of chemicals involved in autotrophic nutrition.

Modeling Tidal Action
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In this activity (Lesson 1), learners work in groups to create tide simulations.

Mountains in the Sea
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In this 6-7 day investigation, learners begin with an introduction to seamounts that are present in the Gulf of Alaska.

The Daily Ups and Downs
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In this activity, learners graph 48 hourly air temperatures from a local weather observation site and observe the diurnal temperature variations.

We all Scream for Ice Cream
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In this activity, learners observe how salinity affects the freezing point of water by making and enjoying ice cream.