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Millions of organisms can live in and around a body of water.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most. Then, learners estimate the size of a Triceratops and T.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor fall activity, learners find out what living in or under a layer of leaves is like.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a camouflaged butterfly to hide outside for others to find.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will collect, dry and press seaweed over the course of four days in a similar way that artists/crafters press flowers.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 1 to 7 days
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Investigate a flower's power of marketing by making an imitation flower that successfully signals a bee (or other pollinator of your choice) to visit.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate soil conditions by creating a soil map. Learners record soil characteristics and compare the conditions of soil in different grid sections.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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This warm weather activity introduces learners to the impact trees have on blocking the sun's heat and reducing temperature on the Earth's surface.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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En esta tira cómica, Mateo y Cientina observan unas hormigas para contestar algunas preguntas: ¿Qué comen las hormigas?

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located in the middle of the page), learners start a garden by planting their socks!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners simulate a wolf and its habitat and observe what happens when the limiting factors change over time.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, some learners pretend to be wolves, while the other learners pretend to be the prey of the wolf. The goal of the simulation is to have the wolves work together to survive.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity is intended to familiarize learners with native Houston birds, introduce learners to tools biologists use in the field, and to enhance their observation skills.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 4 of PDF), learners gain insight into the actual size of dinosaurs and practice making estimations and measurements.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this family or group inquiry activity, learners use their senses to explore a local forest or woodland.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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This activity gets learners looking at 6-sided shapes in nature, including the cells of a beehive, as well as other shapes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this inquiry-based lesson, learners measure the biomass of trees, calculate the carbon stored by the trees, and use this information to create recommendations about using trees for carbon sequestra

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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This activity introduces learners to Native Americans as people who depended upon nature in the past and continue to emphasize the importance of nature in the present.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe the effect of transpiration as water is moved from the ground to the atmosphere.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Rabbits), learners will visit a zoo, aquarium, or pet store to view a variety of fish.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes