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Visit the Fudge House
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Visit the Fudge House

the Fudge House on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco!

Visit a Lollipop Factory
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Visit a Lollipop Factory

Visit Kendon Candies, a lollipop factory in San Jose, California

Science of Sugar
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Science of Sugar

Get up close and personal with a sucrose molecule.

Candy-o-Matic
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Candy-o-Matic

Find out how different kinds of candy are made in the Candy-o-matic!

Cold Water Candy Test
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Cold Water Candy Test

For accuracy, it's best to use both a candy thermometer and the cold water test when making candy.

Pickle Lab
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Pickle Lab

Experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle.

Kosher Dill Current
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Kosher Dill Current

High energy prices got you down? Discover how pickles can ease your troubles.

Take an Egg for a Spin
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Take an Egg for a Spin

Learn how to use physics to distinguish between raw eggs and hard-cooked eggs.

Yeast-Air Balloons
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Yeast-Air Balloons

How can a microscopic organism lift several pounds of dough? Find out with this activity.

Gluten Balls
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Gluten Balls

Play with the stuff that makes dough stretchy.

Bread Worldwide
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Bread Worldwide

Tour the Breads of the World

Slice-o-Scope
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Slice-o-Scope

Take a microscopic tour of the staff of life.

Explore Gluten
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Explore Gluten

Explore gluten, the substance that gives bread its structure.

The Race of Microorganisms
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The Race of Microorganisms

Pickling is the art of manipulating the microbial garden in foods.

Fermentation and Food
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Fermentation and Food

The common ground between pickles, cheese, bread, wine, and many other foods.

Jitterbug
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Jitterbug

Build a simple motorized toy made of a recycled CD and a DC motor.

Ice Balloons
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Ice Balloons

What can you do with a frozen water balloon? Plenty!

Color Chromatography
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Color Chromatography

Discover the secret colors hidden in black ink. With a paper towel, a black marker, and a cup of water, create a rainbow of colors while exploring capillary action and chromatography.

Bottle Blast-Off
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Bottle Blast-Off

Make a simple rocket and a rocket launcher, and watch a demonstration of how the finished rocket will fly.

Bee Hummer
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Bee Hummer

Make a simple musical instrument that sounds like a swarm of buzzing bees when you spin it around.

Saving Seeds, Saving Culture
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Saving Seeds, Saving Culture

Saving seeds helps preserve the culture of Native American farmers in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.

The Dirt on Dirt
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The Dirt on Dirt

Get down and dirty with the surprising science of soil.

Plant Hybrids
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Plant Hybrids

If you're a patient gardener, you can grow your own hybrid flowers.

Whip Graft
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Whip Graft

This is an easy grafting project for beginners.

Afterschool Activities: Sound Sandwich
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Afterschool Activities: Sound Sandwich

Make a crowd-pleasing noisemaker called a sound sandwich, which you can adjust to raise or lower its pitch.

Stripped-Down Motor
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Stripped-Down Motor

Build a stripped-down motor, a simple, easy-to-make version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances.

Seasons and Alignments
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Seasons and Alignments

Does the sun rise in the east? Not exactly.

How Old Is It?
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How Old Is It?

How do scientists establish the age of artifacts, rocks, and settlements?

Breaking the Mayan Code
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Breaking the Mayan Code

Learn to count like the Maya by studying one of their ancient stone documents.

The Mayan Calendar Round
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The Mayan Calendar Round

Did you know the Maya used two calendars? How did they know when to plan their big New Year's parties?

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