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In this activity, learners design and build a toy top out of simple, everyday materials and have the option to use the toy as an artistic tool.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners play a matching game with their families to discover common inherited traits and traditions. Learners distinguish between inherited traits and learned traditions.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, you take regular dominoes, and turn them into conductive switches that can turn on a LEGO RCX block or Pico Cricket (micro controller). LEGO RCX block or Pico Cricket is required.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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This lesson (on pages 46-55 of PDF) features two strategy board games -- one from Ghana and one from China. The first game, Achi, is a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a marble maze that contains sensors. As a metal marble triggers the sensors, the Pico Cricket turns on lights or spins motors.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours