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Auditory Acuity
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This activity (8th activity on the page) tests learners' ability to identify things using only the sense of hearing.

How Fast Are You?
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This activity is designed to let learners measure their reaction time or response time to something they see.

Gecko Feet
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Gecko Feet Activity) about modeling a nanoscale phenomenon (gravity-defying gecko feet) with macroscale objects (shoes).

Right Eye/Left Eye
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In this activity (3rd on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which of their eyes is more dominant.

Risk Continuum
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This activity is a whole-group kinesthetic demonstration that shows learners what it means to be in a "risk group" for developing heart disease based on family history and genetics.

Generations of Traits
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In this hands-on activity, learners track and record the passage of colored "pompom traits" through three generations of gingerbread people.

Pick the Risk: The Polygenic Pedigree Challenge
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In this activity, learners are challenged to track and record the passage of colored pom poms (representing genes) through generations of a family using a pedigree.

Right Ear/Left Ear
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In this activity (4th on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which of their ears is more dominant.

Canada Goose: Explore Trends With Data
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In this activity, learners will explore trends in Canada goose populations using real data from the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count.

Demonstrating An Epidemic
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This experiment allows learners to experience a small scale "epidemic," demonstrating the ease with which disease organisms are spread, and enables learners to determine the originator of the "epidemi

Guess My Rule
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In this activity, learners play a guessing game to explore classification.

CD Spectrometer
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In this activity, learners use a compact disc to make a spectrometer, an instrument used to measure properties of light.

Mystery Box: Making Observations and Collecting Data
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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can use it to learn to differentiate between qualitative and quantitative observations and to practice data collection.

Size, Scale and Models
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In this activity, learners take measurements and create charts to learn about the size of dinosaurs and their relative scale to humans.

Sea Turtle First Aid Investigation
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This activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under GPS: Sea Turtles Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into testing a repair material.

Raising the Level of Carbon Dioxide in Your Blood
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In this activity (on page 146 of the PDF), learners will explore the effects of increased carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.

Can Nutrients in Water Cause Harm?
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In this water pollution activity, learners create pond water cultures and investigate the effects of adding chemicals or natural nutrients.

Mapping the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Trailing the Pandemic
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In this activity, learners act as epidemiologists by mapping the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

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

Lungometer
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In this environmental health activity, learners investigate their own vital lung capacities.