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This is a game that is sure to sharpen players' basic math skills. Players must use four randomly selected numbers to create an equation that equals a fifth number.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a lesson plan for an activity in which learners, playing the role of archeologists, use math concepts about number bases to decipher the Dresden Codex, an ancient Mayan document.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners create a mind and math puzzle that requires a three-dimensional solution.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Los Momentos de Mixing in Math son actividades de 5 a 10 minutos que mantienen a los chicos ocupados, aprendiendo sobre el mundo, y usando matemáticas por su cuenta.

free Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore how and why weight distribution works.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore pi and the mathematical relationships between a circle's diameter, circumference, and radius.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners compare their own strength to ants through a series of physical tests.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to calculate their own weight on various planets using a scale and calculator. Older learners may be challenged to do so without using calculators.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can utilize it to investigate volume, mass, and density.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own encrypted code to pass along secret messages using a printable cipher wheel.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Did you know that you would be a different age if you lived on Mars? It's true!

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners can program a compass to draw a circle by itself using a Pico Cricket, some Legos, and lots of tape! Pico Cricket is required.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a scale model of the solar system using a roll of toilet paper.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.

free Ages 4 - adult 1 to 7 days
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Learners make their own simple slide rules out of paper and learn how they work.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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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 outdoor activity, learners investigate the relationship between the slope of a trail and soil erosion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this astrobiology activity (on page 11 of the PDF), learners consider what organisms need in order to live (water, nutrients, and energy).

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks