Oregon Museum of Science and Industry


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Learners will explore the scientific mystery behind a disappearing group of trees by examining data and attempting to explain the decline.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners observe different paper samples under ordinary room light and under a black light to learn some of the chemical differences between different types of paper.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners separate the protein from milk and and use it to make their own glue.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners press their fingertip onto a clean Plexiglas sheet. The fingerprints are then revealed as learners dust over the print with fingerprint powder.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Learners add drops of alginate solution to a solution of calcium chloride. The alginate does not mix with the calcium chloride, but forms soft gel beads.

per group Ages 8 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this experiment, learners design and build a model room in a shoebox and furnish it with tiny furniture.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners combine two substances (plaster of Paris and water) to make a cast of an object's imprint in clay.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF) features a recipe to create the stretchy polymer Flubber from Borax detergent, white glue, and water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners use filter paper and water to analyze six different markers. They mark the paper with ink, and dip the paper in water. The water travels up the paper and dissolved ink travels with it.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This game plays a dozen different sounds, altered to simulate what they would sound like if you had hearing loss.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes