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Building with Wonderful Junk
Great Science for GirlsAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners work in groups to plan and build large structures using recyclable materials they have brought from home. The lesson plan includes questions to ask learners about the...
Vanishing Craters
University of Nebraska State MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (on pages 12-15), learners make a crater model and test the effects of weather (rain) on its surface. This activity helps learners understand how Earth's crust is constantly...
Mystery Tubes
University of California Museum of PaleontologyAdd to list DetailsLearners investigate a pre-constructed mystery tube to determine its interior mechanism. Working in small groups, learners pose explanations (hypotheses) for what they are observing and test their...
Sound Off!
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsThis activity includes several games about animal sounds. Using their sense of hearing and communicating with various kinds of noisemakers, learners role-play predator and prey. They explore what...
Heavyweight Champion: Jupiter
Lunar and Planetary InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners confront their perceptions of gravity in the solar system. Learners weigh themselves on scales modified to represent their weights on other worlds to explore the concept...
Sound Bingo
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsThis game is like regular bingo, except the clues are sounds. Learners must recognize sounds being played (rattling keys, stapler, computer keyboard, etc) and then find and cover that sound on the...
Disappearing Colors
SciencenterAdd to list DetailsIn this challenge, learners figure out how to make a juice stain disappear. (Younger learners will definitely need assistance, and safety instructions are included in the PDF.) First they...
Creating a Local Field Guide
TERCAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners survey living organisms near where they live or go to school, and create a local field guide. Learners discover the value of conducting long-term observations of an...
Law of Conservation of Mass
The Science HouseAdd to list DetailsIn this chemistry activity, learners explore whether matter is created or destroyed during a chemical reaction. They will compare the weight of various solutions before and after they are mixed....
A Tree of Genetic Traits
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsLearners mark their traits for tongue rolling, PTC tasting (a harmless, bitter chemical), and earlobe attachment on tree leaf cut-outs. They then place their leaves on a large tree with branches,...