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Plenty on the Plains
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners compare the ways of life of Plains Native Americans who hunted and moved frequently to follow the buffalo herds, and Native Americans who farmed and lived in more...
Fruit Xylophone: Fruit Salad Instrument of the Future!
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsThis 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...
Macro-Microarray
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore the "nuts and bolts" of gene chips. Learners construct a simple model of a DNA microarray (also known as gene chips) and learn how microarrays can be...
Seedy Travelers
University of Nebraska State MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (on pages 18-28), learners explore how the shape of seeds affects how they are dispersed by wind, birds, ocean currents and other means. Learners make predictions about seeds'...
Chemical Identification
Mount Holyoke CollegeAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners discover how a cabbage juice indicator helps identify acids and bases, and how iodine indicates the presence of starch. Learners test cream of tartar, baking soda, lemon...
Statistics: Button, Button
PBSAdd to list DetailsIn this math activity, learners read "The Button Box" by Margarette S. Reid and then make their own button boxes filled with different buttons. Learners count and classify the buttons and...
Calcium Collage
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (on pages 11-14 of PDF), learners cut out pictures from magazines of foods that help make bones strong and glue the pictures to a paper bone. The lesson plan includes information...
Paperfolding Polyhedrons
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsIn this activity (on pages 55-66 of PDF), learners fold paper into origami shapes and then combine several identical shapes into a three-dimensional structure. There are clear, colorful...
Washing Air
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at BoulderAdd to list DetailsLearners observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber, a device for cleaning industrial air pollution. This demonstration can be combined with other demonstrations and activities to create...
Laser Projection Microscope
MakeAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use a laser pointer to project a microscopic image of a liquid sample suspended from the tip of a syringe. This activity includes step by step instructions with helpful...