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Gel Electrophoresis
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Gel Electrophoresis

Use electricity to separate colored dyes.

Aluminum-Air Battery
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Aluminum-Air Battery

Construct a simple battery that can power a light.

Shell Shifts
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Shell Shifts

See why ocean acidification is giving some marine organisms shell shock.

Breakfast Proteins
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Breakfast Proteins

Construct a protein through cereal additions.

Colored Shadows
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Colored Shadows

Not all shadows are black.

Naked Egg
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Naked Egg

Watch de-shelled eggs swell and shrink in different fluids.

Distortion Goggles
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Distortion Goggles

Distort your vision and see what your brain learns.

Bean-Counter Evolution
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Bean-Counter Evolution

Discover the meaning of evolutionary fitness in this predator/prey simulation.

Agar Cell Diffusion
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Agar Cell Diffusion

Use agar cubes to investigate how size impacts diffusion.

Photosynthetic Floatation
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Photosynthetic Floatation

Show that gas is produced during photosynthesis.

Milk Makes Me Sick
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Milk Makes Me Sick

Explore the basis of lactose intolerance.

Bird in a Cage
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Bird in a Cage

Stare at one color—but see another.

Cheshire Cat
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Cheshire Cat

Make a friend disappear, leaving only a smile behind.

Leaf Filter
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Leaf Filter

Even plants have their favorite colors.

Blind Spot
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Blind Spot

To see or not to see.

Follow the Carbon
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Follow the Carbon

Model the carbon cycle and its principal reservoirs and flow rates using rice.

Looking a Little Spotty
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Looking a Little Spotty

Test how well your brain can see patterns.

Skin Size
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Skin Size

Get all wrapped up in a lesson about your skin.

Glow Up
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Glow Up

Different kinds of light can be used to study life.

Salty Pits
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Salty Pits

Explore how different deodorants affect the bacteria in your armpit.

Bacteria Culture Club
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Bacteria Culture Club

Make yogurt from yogurt.

Productive Poop
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Productive Poop

Turn your kitchen trash into garden treasure.

Sliding Gray Step
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Sliding Gray Step

The perceived color of an object depends on its background.

Afterimage
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Afterimage

A flash of light leaves a lingering image.

Corner Reflector
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Corner Reflector

See yourself as others see you.

Gray Step
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Gray Step

Without a boundary, it’s hard to distinguish different shades of gray.

Sound Bite
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Sound Bite

Tune in to tunes with your teeth.

Anti-Gravity Mirror
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Anti-Gravity Mirror

Learn how to fly with this neat mirror trick.

Benham's Disk
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Benham's Disk

A rotating black-and-white disk produces the illusion of color.

Bone Stress
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Bone Stress

Polarized light reveals stress patterns in clear plastic.

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