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Aviary Architect
Patrons build a roof for a birdhouse that will stay cool in the summer. 0
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Design a Better Pinwheel
Engineers are consistently challenged to improve the performance of their designs. Take the simple pinwheel—how can we create a better pinwheel? Students compete to design a pinwheel that spins in the slightest breeze possible. 0
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Saving Sea Turtles
Newly-hatched sea turtles use moonlight to find their way to the sea. Tall, bright lights can confuse them. Build a prototype of beach lighting for paths that guides humans safely but doesn't distract turtles. 0
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Animal Tracker
Use the micro:bit's accelerometer and radio features to make a prototype of a device to help scientists track polar bears or other animals and discover how they are being affected by climate change. 0
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First Come, First Served
Participants role-play various scenarios of competing water use as they learn about water rights and the principles of how water is "allocated" or divided in watersheds. 0
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A Watershed Community
Participants learn about elements of a healthy watershed and build a model of it on butcher paper. Then, they add human elements to the watershed and learn about how humans can positively and negatively affect the health of a watershed. 0
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Adaptation: A Way of Life
Participants conduct a series of hands-on experiments and demonstrations to observe adaptations desert plants have that help them conserve water in the arid environment. 0
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Water Hunt Maze Activity
Participants play a game using dice and a maze while learning about how people collected water in the past. 0
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Plant Adaptations
Participants explore four stations to compare different plant adaptations in desert and riparian environments, as well as plants and animals adapted to nighttime activities. 0
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Imaginary River Trip
Participants learn about how plants, animals, and humans need water to survive by going on an imaginary river trip narrated by the facilitator. A link to the activity’s PowerPoint slides can be found below in the “related links” section. 0
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Asombrosos Árboles
Los árboles juegan un papel importante en nuestro ecosistema, pero a menudo los pasamos por alto en nuestras rutinas diarias. Los árboles proporcionan hábitats para los animales, controlan la erosión, regulan la temperatura, almacenan carbono y crean oxígeno, ¡sin lo cual no podemos vivir! Esta actividad desafía a las niñas a mirar más de cerca a los... 0
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