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Try one right now. Paint a nebula. Drag the glowing clouds, light a baby star and launch a comet. Every experiment on this shelf works like this one.
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Ramp Race
Build a ramp. Race a toy car, a marble, a block and a ball. Measure how far each one goes.
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Boat Builder
Pick a boat shape and a material. Load on pennies one at a time and watch the waterline rise.
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Circuit Workshop
Snap a battery, a bulb and a switch together. Find out what lets electricity through.
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Color Mixer
Mix paint in a bowl. Mix light on a wall. Spin the color wheel and find out why they mix in opposite ways.
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Plant Garden
Four seeds. Four pots. Change the light, the water or the soil, then fast forward two weeks.
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Sorting Bins
Six sorting rounds with everyday things. Float or sink. Living or not. Hot or cold. Magnetic or not.
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Weather and Sky
Make a cloud and watch it rain. Chase the Moon around the Earth. Read a shadow clock.
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Sound Bottles
Tune eight glass bottles with water. Play real songs and watch the sound wave move.
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Creature Maker
Pick a habitat. Build an animal from parts. See how well it fits where it lives.
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Zoom Lens
Slide the lens over four painted scenes and find the tiny details hidden in each one.
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Dinosaur Dig
Brush the dust off sleeping giants. Wake them up and rebuild their bones.
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Creek Through Time
Turn the big brass dial and travel through time at one creek bend. Find the animals.
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