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Carey Tisdal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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>I love Eric's last two suggestions!
>
>Did you ever notice that science table top activities have some social 
>similarity (and sometime actual similarity) to bar games? Just saying. :-)
>
>Carey Tisdal
>Tisdal Consulting
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Eric Meyer" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:34 PM
>Subject: Re: Table Top Science Activity for Fund Raiser
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>ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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>Chain reactions/Mouse trap game type constructions
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>Various liquids of different densities to mix in test tubes
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>Who can build the tallest Newspaper tower
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>Engineering Paper bridges to support pennies
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>Eric Meyer
>Explorations/Special Projects Manager
>Explora
>www.explora.us
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>1701 Mountain Rd. NW
>Albuquerque, NM 87104
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Informal Science Education Network
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Skoshi Wise
>Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 2:27 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Table Top Science Activity for Fund Raiser
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>ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology
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>Hello,
>We are having our annual fund raising luncheon and I am looking for an
>awesome, fast, safe, easy activity for the guests to do while eating
>lunch.
>
>Last year we did some pressure experiments.  We had Cartesian Divers on
>the
>table that people could play with.  There were also flasks filled with
>colored water with a stopper and tubing coming up, making a rudimentary
>thermometer.  We had a race to see who had the hottest table, as people
>warmed up their hands with friction and passed the flask around the
>table.
>People loved it!
>
>Another successful activity year, was "make a band".  We had bags of
>random
>materials on the tables and guests had to make different musical
>instruments.  Some of the tables then played tunes.
>
>There is time for folks to do self-guided activities while they are
>eating
>lunch and another 5 minutes to do a whole group activity or have people
>share what they did/made.
>
>Your awesome ideas would be appreciated!
>-- 
>Skoshi Wise
>Director of Education
>ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum
>541.482.6767 ext. 226
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