Plants and Animals
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Water Jelly Crystals
Amazing hydrogels - polymers that are saving the environment.
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Candy Neuron
Identify major structures and functions of a neuron.
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Components of Blood
Identify the four components of blood.
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Gardening with Hydrogel Crystals
Using Water Jelly Crystals to help conserve water in the garden.
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Water Absorbing Crystals
Super absorbent polymers are used in baby diapers.
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Color Changing Carnations
Where does the water go when a plant is watered?
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Teaching with Snakes
Steve Spangler recently interviewed snake expert, Pam Schmidt.
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Growing Bacteria in Petri Dishes
Take samples and see what will grow in an agar Petri dish.
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Strawberry DNA - Food Science
This lab shows how to extract and isolate the DNA from strawberries using household ingredients.
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Blubber Gloves
Insulation from freezing water, just like seals and whales
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Growing Plants in Test Tubes
Sick Science! Summer Camp - The science of seeds and water conservation.
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Berry pH Paper - Sick Science!
A homemade litmus test to detect acids and bases
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Helpful Hydrogels
4-H National Science Experiment
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Cover Your Mouth - Germ Science
How to use glowing germs to teach health
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Mountain Pine Beetle
An estimated 750,000 acres of trees have been killed by the pine beetle.
