Activities There are 601 items.

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  Twirling in the Breeze

  Design a device that measures how fast the wind is blowing 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Puppet Power

  Build shadow puppets with moving parts and use them to tell a story 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  The Awesome Game Race

  Patrons explore the different elements of game design and create their own board game 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Plants Count

  Patrons take a close look at local habitats and survey them to determine if animals have enough resources 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Dance Pad Mania

  In this hands—on challenge, patrons explore circuits by inventing a foot—operated dance pad. In the process, they learn about electric switches and use the design process to develop a pad that responds to their dance moves. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • Under 10 minutes
  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $10-$20

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Rocket Scientist
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  SciGirls Dream Team

  Groups of 2-6 people play a card game where they learn STEM elements and develop team building and communication skills 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Wetland Band

  Patrons listen to the calls of different species of frogs and toads and then immitate them using musical instruments 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Season Seeking

  Patrons learn about phenophases (changes of the seasons) by observing ecosystems and recording their observations in naturalist journals 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Color Code

  Patrons learn about the human brain by experiencing what happens to our reaction time when we are presented with multiple stimuli at the same time 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Breaking Point

  Patrons create a penetrometer out of a paper cup and a paper clip, and test the toughness of a variety of materials 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  This Bitter Be Good

  Why do some people like broccoli, while other people hate it? Patrons learn about how specific human genes determine if a person can taste bitter compounds in certain vegetables, and test to see if they have it by tasting PTC (phenylthiocarbamide). 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Breathing Room

  Patrons test their lung capacity and learn about how doctors use lung function tests to monitor people with asthma by blowing in a balloon and measuring the circumference 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy