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Adaptations of Cave Critters
In this activity, patrons explore their creativity while they learn about a cave environment and create an organism that lives there! 0
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Analyzing Hurricanes Using Web and Desktop GIS
Patrons use a database from NOAA to map hurricanes from different decades, and then build their own map using data from National Atlas to learn about how hurricanes form 0
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Awesome Fossils
In this activity, patrons investigate model "rocks" to excavate "fossils" and learn about how paleontologists study fossils to learn about ancient landscapes 0
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Birdseed Mining
Patrons learn about mining processes by excavating different types of bird seed and evaluating the assigned dollar value and environmental costs 0
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Build Your Own Weather Station
Patrons learn about how atmospheric scientists use highly specialized instruments to measure weather processes, and create their own weather station that can measure relative humidity! 0
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Chemistry of Burning
Patrons explore the chemistry of fossil fuel combustion by building carbon molecules out of foam balls and pipe cleaners 0
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Citizen Science: NOAA Projects
Interested in getting involved in a "citizen science" project? This activity offers several ways to get involved in projects with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that support authentic learning! 0
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Cookie Mining
Patrons play a game mining chocolate chips out of cookies to demonstrate priniciples of mining: safeguard the environment while also earning money. 0
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Cupcake Core Sampling
Patrons learn how geologists study the composition of Earth's interior by modeling core sampling techniques with cupcakes! 0
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Dating Popcorn
Patrons simulate the geological process of dating the age of rocks by observing microwave popcorn. 0
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Disaster Supplies Kit
Patrons gather supplies they would need to survive after a natural disaster hits, and assemble them into kits 0
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Earth's Magnetic Field
Patrons learn about Earth's magnetic field and the animals that use magnetic homing (detecting patterns in Earth's magnetic field to find their way over long distances) by creating a "turtle" and a magnetic map of its habitat. 0
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