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Pond Dipping
Go outside and collect creatures from a pond. After making observations, return the creatures to their home. 0
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Bird Feeders
Create a simple bird feeder for families to take home and observe bird species in their backyards. 0
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Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Testing Insulators: Ice Cube in a Box
In this activity, patrons work together to see how they can effectively slow the melting of an ice cube. They construct containers for their ice cubes using materials like cardboard, newspaper, aluminum foil, and tape. These containers create an insulating environment designed to keep heat away from the ice cube. 0
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GLOBE Observer: Mosquito Habitats
This citizen science toolkit of resources and activities will support your library in mapping and collecting data about mosquito habitats in your area. 0
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GLOBE Observer: Land Cover
This citizen science toolkit provides resources and activities for collecting data and learning about how different types of land cover could increase a community's risk of natural disasters, such as flooding. 0
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Globe Observer: Trees
Tree height is a primary indicator of how well an ecosystem can grow trees. This citizen science toolkit of resources and activities will support your library in collecting data to help scientists learn more about the ecosystems in your community. 0
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Exploring Earth: Paper Mountains
This hands-on activity uses crumpled paper, marker ink, and water to demonstrate how the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over the Earth. 0
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Exploring Earth: Land Cover
This hands-on activity models some of the ways natural processes, such as erosion and sediment pollution, affect Earth's landscape. 0
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What's in the Water
Patrons compare two water samples and use tools to take data and explore what compounds are found in the samples. 0
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Buy It, Or Better Not?
In this conversational activity, patrons compare different household products that contain nanoparticles in their ingredients and discuss the risks and benefits of each product. 0
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Curiosity Rover's Adventure on Mars
Patrons code a programmable toy vehicle, such as the Code & Go Robot Mouse, to travel to different waypoints on a 4' x 5' vinyl map of Mars, while learning about NASA's Curiosity Rover and its mission to Mars. 0
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Shine - Mini Climate Change Musical
This climate change musical weaves together climate science and performance art into a fun and powerful story, which spans 300 million years of geological time to convey how humanity, energy, and climate are interrelated. 0
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How-to Video Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources.