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In this activity, learners listen to a story about a made-up endangered species--a flying frog! Learners print out six story pages and then draw the pictures and write the captions.

free Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a virtual representation of a sound mixer containing pre-looped sounds of animal, insect, and environmental noises.

free Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (page 5 of pdf), learners explore the relationships between the shape and structure of a shark's teeth and the food it eats, and then create their own shark tooth from clay.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity on page 5 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners use chromatography to separate and identify pigments within various leaves.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners create a map showing the origins of spices and herbs from a favorite recipe(s). Learners first research the origins of the ingredients and then locate them on a world map.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners build pan pipes out of drinking straws by cutting them to different lengths. Then, learners make music by blowing across the straws and playing some well-known songs.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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“Exploring the Universe: Imagining Life” is a hands-on activity in which visitors imagine and draw an extreme environment beyond Earth, then invent a living thing that could thrive in it.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners play a trick on their own brain to see if the brain can learn to ignore distracting input. Colors and words are used to play the visual trick, known as a Stroop Test.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the reflective properties of light and mirrors as they make a kaleidoscope.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Can you read the sentence "I C U"? Not really - but if you say each letter aloud, you'll say the simple sentence, "I see you." What if you change the "C" into a picture of an eye?

free Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity models the mass coral spawning event that takes place at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary every August.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in small groups to match various marine animals with their different environments.

free Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity about camouflage, learners create a model that shows how a flounder is able to blend into a variety of environments.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct drums out of everyday containers (like bowls or food containers) and shrink wrap. Learners use a hair dryer to affix and tighten the shrink wrap to the container.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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The Ancient Egyptians used a naturally-occurring salt from the banks of the Nile River, called natron, to mummify their dead.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity on page 60, learners examine and simulate wildlife entanglement by experiencing what it might be like to be a marine animal trapped in debris.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore why animals, specifically dinosaurs, live in families.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners compare a life-size drawing of a Tyrannosaurus rex head and a full-size Sinornithosaurus body to understand that dinosaurs varied in size.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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Learners develop awareness and understanding of the daily air quality using the Air Quality Index (AQI) listed in the newspaper or online.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 2 of PDF), learners sing together a song that gives details about the dinosaur species Suchomimus (pronounced “Sook-o-mime-us”).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes