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Terrestrial Hi-Lo Hunt
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In this outdoor activity, learners search for the warmest and coolest, windiest and calmest, wettest and driest, and brightest and darkest spots in an area.

Searching for Life
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In this activity, learners discuss how life is defined and conduct a simple experiment, looking for signs of life in three different “soil” samples.

Sensory Hi-Lo Hunt
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In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

Planet Surfing
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In this astronomy activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will compare and contrast two planets in the solar system using data obtained from the internet.

Space Stations: Follow the Bouncing Ball!
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In this activity, learners predict whether a ball on Earth or a ball on the Moon bounces higher when dropped and why.

Trees: Recorders of Climate Change
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In this activity, learners are introduced to tree rings by examining a cross section of a tree, also known as a “tree cookie.” They discover how tree age can be determined by studying the rings and ho

Weather Forecasting
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forecasting) is a full inquiry investigation into meteorology and forecasting.

The Great Fossil Find
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On an imaginary fossil hunt, learners "find" (remove from envelope) paper "fossils" of some unknown creature, only a few at a time.

Zero-Energy Housing
In this activity, learners investigate passive solar building design with a focus solely on heating.

Solar System Bead Distance
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In this astronomy activity, learners create a model of the solar system using beads and string.

Oil Spill Cleanup
This hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup.

Beachcombing
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In this outdoor activity, learners become beachcombers as they walk on a sandy beach in search of evidence of life.

As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and You
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In this engineering activity, learners will get acquainted with the basics of wind energy and power production by fabricating and testing various blade designs for table-top windmills constructed from

Constellation Tubes
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In this activity, learners will create their very own constellation.

Lifting Lemon
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In this physics demonstration, learners will be surprised when a lemon slice appears to magically levitate within a pint glass.

Weightless Water
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In this physics activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will witness the effects of free fall by observing falling water, and will gain a better understanding of the concept of weightlessness.

Super Soil
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In this outdoor activity, learners make their own organic-rich soil. Depending on where this activity is done, learners will probably discover that their local soil is low in organic matter.

Mars from Above: Viewing Volcanoes
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In this activity, learners create volcanoes like those they have examined on Earth and Mars through images taken by spacecraft.

The Shadow Knows I
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In this activity, learners will measure the length of their shadow from the Sun and compare it three to four months later.

Drawing Conclusions
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.