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Flood!
Patrons learn about how different types of soil have different capacities for retaining water, and some can result in flooding problems, by testing three different soil samples (sand, potting soil, and clay) 0
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Fossil Formation
Patrons discover how fossils are formed by creating their own fossils out of bread and gummy candy fish 0
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Freddy the Fish
In this role playing activity, patrons learn about river habitats and the effects of pollution on river animals 0
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Glacier Slide
This activity demonstrates how glacial movement carves the landscape and leaves behind evidence such as moraines, erratics, and U-shaped valleys 0
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Global Change: Where Land, Air and Water Meet
Patrons use water and food coloring to create a solution to learn about the dissolved chemicals and mixture of gases in Earth's atmosphere 0
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Rover Races
Participants work in teams to model the process for communicating with a rover on Mars, to build programming skills, and understand the effects of time-delay. 0
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Anomaly Adventures: Through the Eyes of a Computer
Patrons compare images to find the differences to learn about the process of "anomaly detection," and how scientists use this process to explore the Universe and study our own planet 0
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Space Forts: Exploring Computer Processing Systems
Patrons learn about parallel and serial processing computer systems by racing the clock to build a fort with stackable blocks 0
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Smelly Balloons
Explore scented balloons to discover how your nose can detect molecules too small to see. 0
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Stained Glass Art
Create take-home "stained glass" art while learning about the nanoscience that has been used to create stained glass windows for a thousand years. 0
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Horton Senses Something Very Small
The Dr. Seuss book "Horton Hears a Who" inspires investigations with lenses and smell, as well as a craft activity. 0
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Model of a Lung
Build a take-home model of a lung, airway, and diaphragm using common materials. 0
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