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Make Your Own Weather Station
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This three-part activity shows learners how to build three meteorology tools: a wind vane, a rain gauge, and a barometer.

How does the Atmosphere keep the Earth Warmer?
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In this activity, learners simulate the energy transfer between the earth and space by using the light from a desk lamp desk lamp with an incandescent bulb and a stack of glass plates.

Cool Tool
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In this activity (on pages 10-17), learners discover how scientists study biodiversity and the health of the environment based on inspection of small areas—a process known as sampling.

Creating a Local Field Guide
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In this activity, learners survey living organisms near where they live or go to school, and create a local field guide.
Trees: Buds and Twigs
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In this hands-on nature activity, learners observe the emergence of leaves and flowers. Branches from trees and bushes are collected in the early spring, brought indoors, and placed in water.

Composite Materials
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Hockey Sticks Activity) about composites, materials made of 2 or more different components.

Chances Are: OH NO! Look Out Below for a UFO
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In this math lesson (on Page 13), learners predict and simulate the likelihood of an event occurring.

As Straight as a Pole
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In this engineering activity (page 3 of PDF), young learners investigate how a pole can be made stable by “planting” its base in the ground or adding supports to the base.

Powdery Mildew Fungi: Classification and Ecology
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In this laboratory exercise, learners will discover how many different plant hosts they can find that are infected by the same genus of a powdery mildew fungus, or how many different genera of powdery