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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.

Mapping Greenhouse Gas Emissions Where You Live
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In this lesson plan, learners examine some of the of greenhouse gas emissions sources in their community.

Sniffing for a Billionth
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This is an activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under What's Nano? Activity) about size and scale.

Biobarcodes: Antibodies and Nanosensors
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In this activity/demo, learners investigate biobarcodes, a nanomedical technology that allows for massively parallel testing that can assist with disease diagnosis.

Bark Beetle Infestation Investigation: Estimation and Pheromones
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This activity investigates how bark beetles can threaten forests by having learners estimate the number of infected trees from a photo.

Measure Yourself in Nanometers
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In this activity, learners will be able to measure themselves in nanometers. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter, a unit of measurement used in nanotechnology.

Exploring Size: Scented Balloons
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In this activity, learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale.

Evolution in Plane Sight
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In this activity, learners model directed evolution by making paper fly. Learners construct and fly paper airplanes.

Wash This Way
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In this activity on page 4 of the PDF, learners investigate the importance of washing their hands.

Antibiotic Attack
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In this online simulation, learners use antibiotics to cure patients with bacterial infections.

Neural Network Signals
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In this activity, learners create an electrical circuit and investigate how some dissolved substances conduct electricity.

Hot Stuff!: Testing for Carbon Dioxide from Our Own Breath
Learners blow into balloons and collect their breath--carbon dioxide gas (CO2). They then blow the CO2 from the balloon into a solution of acid-base indicator.

Build A Treetop Walkway
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Build and test a scale model of a rainforest canopy walkway.

Supporting Structures
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In this activity about living things and gravity (page 5 of PDF), learners design and build an exoskeleton or an endoskeleton for an animal of their own invention.

Clap Sensor: Build a Sound Sensor Using a Pico Cricket
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This activity requires a Pico Cricket (tiny computer). Learners work on designing and building a sound sensor out of household materials, like plastic wrap and cardboard.

Weighty Questions
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In this activity about humans and space travel (page 1 of PDF), learners compare and contrast the behavior of a water-filled plastic bag, both outside and inside of a container of water.

A Merry-Go-Round for Dirty Air
Learners build a model of a pollution control device--a cyclone. A cyclone works by whirling the polluted air in a circle and accumulating particles on the edges of the container.

Design a Grabbing Tool
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Using simple materials from around the house and recycled materials, learners will engineer a grabber device to pick up and put down objects that are at least 12 inches away.

Paper Maker
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Learners make their own paper. They start by shredding old newspaper, clean toilet paper, and clean paper towels.

Make Your Own Batteries!
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Body Electricity Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into conductivity.