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In this activity, learners participate in a scavenger hunt, searching for and recognizing minerals and products that contain minerals.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2), learners create a submarine using a plastic cup. This is a fun way to learn about buoyancy and density.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity/demo introduces learners to aerogel, a glass nanofoam. Learners discover how aerogel is made and how well it insulates as well as learn about aerogel's other unique properties.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine hazardous chemicals and their effects on human health and the environment.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners collect, categorize, weigh and analyze classroom trash and discuss ways that engineers have helped to reduce solid waste.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this game, learners walk through an imaginary Carbon Cycle and explore the ways in which carbon is stored in reservoirs and the processes that transport the carbon atom from one location to another

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners search for various kinds of items made from minerals around their home or school, including toothpaste, wall paint, kitty litter, and bricks.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 4), learners create a submarine using a plastic sandwich bag. This is a fun way to learn about buoyancy and how captured gas can cause objects to float.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners play NOAA's Carbon Tracker game and discover ways to keep track of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the world.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Where rainwater goes after the rain stops? And why there are rivers and lakes in some parts of the land but not in others?

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Some bugs can walk on the surface of a lake, stream, river, pond or ocean.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how wind tunnels provide feedback to engineers about the performance and durability of products such as planes, cars, and buildings.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the potential of interchangeable standard parts to create a large number of unique creations in different combinations.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes