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Buzz Lightyear Connect It!: Flight Path Activity
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In this activity, "space cadets" (learners) use writing and sequencing skills in addition to directional words/ordered pairs to guide Buzz Lightyear (from the movie "Toy Story") through a grid to reac

Globe at Night
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In this international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

EEEEK--A Mouse!
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how engineering solved the problem of human/computer interface.

Periscope
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.

Reason for the Seasons
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In this activity (on page 6 of the PDF), learners plot the path of the sun's apparent movement across the sky on two days, with the second day occurring two or three months after the first.

Find Your Way Around Without Visual or Sound Cues
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In this activity, learners play a series of simple games to investigate navigation without visual and sound cues.

Mirror, Mirror
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In this activity, learners test the Law of Reflection based on experimental evidence. Learners produce raw data and explanations based on their data: pencil tracings of incident and reflection rays.

Static Friction Prediction
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Kinetic Sculpture Challenge Activity), learners will predict which objects have to overcome the most static friction to slide down a ramp.

Vectoring: Steering a Plane
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In this two part activity, learners work in pairs or individually to discover how vectoring the thrust from a jet engine affects movement of an airplane.
Mystery Jars: Make Your Own: Estimating and Counting
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Learners make a counting/estimating jar to exchange with friends or bring home.

Gearing up with Robots
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In this activity, learners experiment with gear motion to understand how gears work to change the amount of force, speed, or direction of motion in machines.

Puppet Play
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In this activity, learners will make a marionette puppet and put on a show. Learners will explore color, design, fabrication and storytelling through this activity.

Cut-Fold-Staple
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In this activity, learners discover how to rotate a flat shape into the third dimension. Learners draw and cut out a shape that has at least one straight edge on an index card.

Symmetry of Butterfly Wings
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In this activity, learners investigate balance and symmetry by designing a symmetrical butterfly, using a paper cutout.

Investigating Ice Worlds
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In this activity about the solar system, learners use various light sources to examine ice with different components to understand how NASA studies planets and moons from space.

Fantastic Fractions
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In this math lesson, learners compare pattern blocks to visually understand halves, thirds, and sixths.

Momentos de Mixing in Math: Varias Actividades Matemáticas de 5 ó 10 Minutos
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Los Momentos de Mixing in Math son actividades de 5 a 10 minutos que mantienen a los chicos ocupados, aprendiendo sobre el mundo, y usando matemáticas por su cuenta.
Peppy's Day in the Park
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In this math activity, learners build Peppy the dog the best trail and park for running around.

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

Going Green
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In this activity, learners conduct a waste audit and use their findings to implement a plan for reducing trash.