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	Cold Metal "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for exploring how metal or other good conductors of heat may feel colder to the touch than wood, a poor conductor, even though both materials are at the... HTML Document: 6 kb	6-8 9-12	The Brain and Nervous System, Heat and Temperature, Skeleton, Muscles and Skin, Heat Transfer

	Cool Hot Rod "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for observing the expansion and contraction of a copper tube due to changes in temperature. HTML Document: 8 kb	6-8 9-12	Measurement, Heat and Temperature, Heat Transfer

	Geyser "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for making a model of a geyser which heats, erupts, and refills. HTML Document: 7 kb	3-5 6-8	Gases, Changes of Phase, Liquids, Thermodynamics and Entropy, Geochemical Cycles

	Fog Chamber "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for making fog appear inside a glass jar HTML Document: 7 kb	3-5 6-8 9-12	Gases, Changes of Phase, Energy, Atomic Structure, Liquids, Thermodynamics and Entropy, Weather and Climate, Atmosphere

	Convection Currents "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") is a simple way to show convection currents in water. A pencil lead submerged in a container of water is heated by electricity. As the water near the pencil lead is warmed,... HTML Document: 11 kb	6-8 9-12	Earthquakes,Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics, Heat and Temperature

	Convection Currents "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") is a simple way to show convection currents in water. A pencil lead submerged in a container of water is heated by electricity. As the water near the pencil lead is warmed,... PDF File: 221 kb	6-8 9-12	Earthquakes,Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics, Heat and Temperature

	Convection Currents Floor Exhibit In this exhibit, a heater is submerged in a tank of water. Water near the heater is warmed, and it rises due to convection. A light shines through the water, projecting an image of the convection onto... HTML Document: 2 kb	6-8 9-12	Earthquakes,Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics, Heat and Temperature

	Finger Test for Doneness This activity illustrates that with a little practice you can tell when your meat is done with the touch of your finger. HTML Document: 11 kb	6-8 9-12	Heat and Temperature, Chemical Reactions

	Bouncing Balls Activity This activity provides instructions for comparing the bounciness of different types of balls at room temperature and when they are frozen. HTML Document: 9 kb	3-5 6-8 9-12	Potential and Kinetic Energy, Heat and Temperature, Atomic Structure

	Curie Point "Snack" This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions demonstrating the Curie point, the temperature at which a magnet loses its magnetic properties. HTML Document: 6 kb	6-8 9-12	Electromagnetic Fields, Earth's Magnetic Field, Heat and Temperature, Atomic Structure

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