Activities
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In this activity, students will explore DNA as a code for biological traits and extract samples of DNA from the interior of living cells.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will identify specific physical traits of adult plants and animals that are passed on to their offspring.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn about the parts of an insect and their function and then will design and build their ultimate insect.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will explore the five senses by performing a variety of activities.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of how different senses affect a human's ability to balance.
- K–5
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In this activity students will examine fruits and vegetables in order to figure out which ones are really fruits, and what types of fruits they really are.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will construct a model ear to learn how different materials transmit sound.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will investigate how camouflage can help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn about the importance of balance in an ecosystem.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will produce different chemical reactions with yeast.
- 6–8
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In this activity, students will participate in a leaf scavenger hunt and assemble a basic leaf collection.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will explore the nature of human hearing by attempting to determine the location of coins dropping at different locations in a room.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will participate in a scavenger hunt with their peers to classify inherited and learned traits.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will learn about the common physical characteristics of plants.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will take on the role of organisms in various environments as they discover the concept of interdependence in ecosystems.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will gain an understanding of the structure of the human eye and analyze and classify optical illusions.
- K–5
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In this activity, students will place foods in different environments and observe the rate at which those foods decompose.
- 6–8
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In this activity, blindfolded students will use their sense of touch to organize materials according to texture.
- K–5