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Sound Representation: Modems Unplugged
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In this activity, learners listen to songs and decode hidden messages based on the same principle as a modem. As a final challenge, learners decode the binary messages in a music video.

Paint by the Numbers
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In this pencil and paper activity, learners work in pairs and simulate how astronomical spacecraft and computers create images of objects in space.

Measurement: It Takes Ten
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In this math lesson, learners practice estimation and measurement skills as they move from station to station calculating length, volume, weight, and area.

Fruity-Glows: Pictures of Health on a Microarray Canvas
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In this activity (page 12), learners apply the concepts of pixilation and pointillism to the world of biomedical science.

Forward Thinking
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In this activity, learners create their own weather forecast map.

From the Internet to Outer Space
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In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.

Algebra: Aw Chute!
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In this math lesson, learners determine and compare the rate of descent of various learner-constructed parachutes. Learners construct parachutes that will have maximum hang times.

Space Weather Action Center
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In this interdisciplinary activity, learners create a Space Weather Action Center (SWAC) to monitor solar storms and develop real SWAC news reports.