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In this nutrition activity (page 26 of PDF), learners consider the nutritional needs of people with specific dietary requirements, such as athletes, persons with diabetes and vegetarians, and create a

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate the food, water, and space needs of common livestock animals.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this nutrition activity (page 16 of PDF), learners document their individual eating habits and learn whether their eating patterns meet their needs.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners develop their understanding of combinations as they create as many different kinds of tostadas as possible.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about the relationship between food and energy (page 8 of PDF), learners estimate average daily baseline energy (Calorie) needs and energy needs for different levels of activity.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (located on pages 23-24 of the PDF), learners are introduced to structural engineering and encouraged to practice goal-oriented building.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this matching activity (3rd activity on the page), learners use their sense of smell to match pairs of opaque containers filled with various smelly items like orange peel, roses, or moth balls.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore fractions as they help gators share pies.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a solar oven. Learners witness the awesome power of the sun to make a yummy treat--a chocolate chip cookie!

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity (Page 11 of the Dining Out! PDF), younger learners count out the total amount of money needed to purchase trail mix using the fewest number of bills/coins possible.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this Cyberchase activity, have fun measuring volumes and enjoy a delicious shake.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This math challenge, played with two players or a whole group, engages your problem solving skills.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 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 dynamic activity, learners build a catapult that launches projectiles, such as marshmallows.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge, learners use their creativity and imagination to design and test a wildlife crossing for their favorite animal.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to design and build the tools they need to survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how product design differences can affect the success of a final product -- in this case a bag for holding candy.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this water activity, learners build boats that float and sink. First, learners listen to the book, "Who Sank the Boat" and practice making predictions throughout the story.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days