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What's in the Water?: Biotic and Abiotic Elements in Aquatic Ecosystems
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In this investigation learners explore the differences between, and interdependence of, living and nonliving elements in a water ecosystem.

How Boulders Are Born
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In this activity, learners review and discuss weathering, erosion and mass wasting, to gain a stronger understanding of how Hickory Run’s Boulder Field was formed after the Laurentide Continental Glac

Wheat Germ DNA Extraction
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from wheat germ using simple materials.

M&M's in Different Sugar Solutions
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In this activity, learners investigate whether having sugar already dissolved in water affects the speed of dissolving and the movement of sugar and color through the water.

Onion DNA Extraction
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from onion cells using simple materials.

Dissolving Different Liquids in Water
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In this activity, learners add different liquids to water and apply their working definition of “dissolving” to their observations.

Temperature Affects the Solubility of Gases
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In this activity, learners heat and cool carbonated water to find out whether temperature has an effect on how fast the dissolved gas leaves carbonated water.

Scent Tag
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In this matchmaking activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Animal Scent Activity), learners will each have a scented cotton ball taped to their shoulder. The scent (e.g.

Fungus Among Us
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In this environmental health activity, learners grow and observe bread mold and other kinds of common fungi over the course of 3-7 days.

Everyday Poisons
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This reading and writing activity (on pages 2-9) teaches what plant parts should be avoided, how a person can get rid of toxins, symptoms of plant poisoning, and how plants create poisons to repel pre

Dissolving a Substance in Different Liquids
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In this activity, learners make colored sugar and add it to water, alcohol, and oil to discover some interesting differences in dissolving.

Making Sodium Acetate: Hot Ice
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In this chemistry activity which should only be done under adult supervision (page 10 of the PDF), learners will create an exothermic process by making Sodium Acetate.

Soda Geyser
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In this quick activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Lift Off), learners will use the ever-popular soda geyser experiment to test the reactivity of the various sugar candies or mints.

Capturing Carbon Dioxide
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In this activity, learners investigate carbon sequestration by creating a carbonated beverage out of apple juice and dry ice.

Milk Plastic
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In this activity, learners transform everyday milk into small plastic figurines and jewelry. Use this activity to introduce learners to monomers and polymers.

Column Chromatography
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In this activity, learners separate the components of Gatorade using a home-made affinity column.

Model Well
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In this quick activity about pollutants and groundwater (page 2 of PDF under Water Clean-up Activity), learners build a model well with a toilet paper tube.

Dinosaur Bone Experiments
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This activity features two connected hands-on activities about dinosaur bones.

The Variety and Roles of Microbes
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In this activity, learners use sets of cards to assign microorganisms to different groups.

Build a Big Wheel
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed big wheels or Ferris wheels.