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This is a perfect summertime lunch activity! Pico Cricket is required (micro controller). First, get a bunch of cut up fruit, line them up, then plug a piece of fruit with a Pico Cricket sensor...

In this activity, learners shrink the scale of the vast solar system to the size of their neighborhood. Learners are challenged to consider not only the traditional "planets," but also...

In this lab, learners explore Koch's Postulates, the critical step used to prove that a particular microbe is the cause of a specific disease in a host organism (plant or animal). This is...

In this math lesson, learners make estimates to analyze the number of apples per acre, and visualize the magnitude of one million. Using the thematic setting of Johnny Appleseed, learners practice...

In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine how many Mentos are needed to make the tallest possible soda geyser. Will the greatest number of Mentos yield the tallest soda...

In this genetics activity, learners create imaginary creatures known as "Reebops" to explore the relationships between genes and inherited traits. Using Reebops as a model, learners...

In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine how temperature will affect the height of a soda geyser. Learners compare the soda geyser height of cold, room temperature, and...

In this activity, learners follow step-by-step instructions to build a gel electrophoresis chamber using inexpensive materials from local hardware and electronic stores. Then, learners follow...