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Hoffman Planetarium
Activity Guide 
Teachers and Students can find a downloadable version of the Hoffman Planetarium Activity Guide
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Where is Wood?
Use this FOSS virtual lab to find out what types of things are made of wood.
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FOSS eBook
Materials and Motion 
Investigate and learn how objects are made of materials—wood, paper, and fabric—and how material properties determine their use.
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How Plants Grow
Practice using what you learned by helping the plants grow in this virtual lab.
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Roller Coaster Fun
Build your own successful roller coaster to see how forces work based on the motion caused by your track.
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Trees of Alaska
Take a tour of Denali National Park in Alaska. Look at all the different types of trees and other park features.
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When Things Collide
Newton's cradle is made up of five iron balls, each of ball is suspended in two strings to prevent rotation of the ball. Use this activity to learn about motion.
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How Paper is Made
Paper can be made from flax, cotton, and hemp, among other plant fibers (American money is made from cotton!), but most is made from logs or from recycled paper that was itself made from logs. Let's explore the process of making paper.
Complete the worksheet and take the quiz to help check your understanding of paper and ways it is made.
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