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This lesson focuses on how to measure at the nanoscale and provides learners with an understanding how small a nanometer really is.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Soccer Ball Kick), learners will investigate the transfer of energy using sports equipment.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers use scales and measures when designing a manufacturing process to ensure that final products are uniform in weight or count.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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This lesson focuses on two simple activities that younger learners can do to gain an appreciation of nanotechnology. First, learners measure their hands in nanometers.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how spring scales work and how they are used for non-exact weight measurement.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how anemometers work to record wind speeds and how the equipment has undergone engineering adaptations over time.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Balloon Fiesta Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into Bernoulli’s principle and airplane wings.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build penetrometers to test leaf toughness. Biologists measure leaf toughness to study the feeding preferences of insects and bugs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity about ramps, learners explore and measure the rate at which spherical objects roll down a ramp.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the concepts of structural engineering and how to measure the critical load, or the maximum weight a structure can bear.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners sniff out scents hidden in balloons! After investigating, learners discover we sometimes can use another sense (smell) to detect things too small to see.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners create a tool to measure how well they grip a wet object when their fingers are smooth versus wrinkly. Are smooth or wrinkly fingers better at holding on to the object?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, learners measure the amount of bubbles that they make using a detergent.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This is an activity in which learners will find that they can detect differences in concentration better with their nose (smelling) than with their eyes (seeing).

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this classic hands-on activity, learners estimate the length of a molecule by floating a fatty acid (oleic acid) on water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the devices used over time to measure changes in temperature.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity about saturation (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Sand Dunes), learners will build a series of sand castle towers using a 16 oz cup.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make and test fly paper helicopters. Learners use templates to create paper helicopters and then take take turns flying them in the air.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes