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In this nutrition activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will record their food consumption for one day, and then evaluate how their actual diet matched up with the recommended diet.

free Ages 6 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (page 32 of PDF), learners investigate the nutritional needs of healthy bones and muscles.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Birds' beaks are designed to allow birds to get the most of whatever food they need. In this activity, learners get an idea of how different beak shapes suit different food sources.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners turn the fun of feeding wild birds into an investigation of bird behavior.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore healthy choices related to the liquids they drink. The importance of water and milk as essential nutrients for a healthy body is the focus of the experience.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners observe the outside and inside of raw chicken eggs, record descriptions, and hypothesize what will happen when a facilitator drops an egg on the floor.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners use their knowledge of color changes with red cabbage indicator to neutralize an acidic solution with a base and then neutralize a basic solution with an acid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this craft activity, learners will recognize, name, and compare the fractions 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 by constructing a penguin out of portions of paper circles.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners mix a variety of substances with red cabbage juice. The juice changes color to indicate whether each substance is an acid or a base.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate whether the temperature of the surrounding water affects the rate at which the colored coating dissolves from an M&M.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 5 of PDF), learners work in groups to create dig sites for display.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of permeability to better understand why amphibians are extremely sensitive to pollution.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners investigate spider webs and feeding behavior, particularly how spiders trap food in their sticky silk webs while not getting stuck themselves.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners design their own experiment to determine which M&M color dissolves the fastest in water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity demonstrates the importance of wearing a helmet to protect the brain. An egg is used to symbolize a head with the shell as the skull and the inside of the egg as the brain.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaur fossils by making an edible treat. First, learners read "Dinosaur Bones" by Aliki to examine how fossils are formed.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this hands-on experiment, kids use chemistry to explore whether acids or bases are better at restoring a penny’s shine.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This is a fun activity about the power of the Sun and the importance of using sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin from its rays.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners explore what is and is not active play and how it contributes to a healthy body and mind. Making active play a routine part of every day is a key concept of the experience.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes