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In this activity about gravity (page eight of the pdf), learners will very simply explore how gravity affects objects using balls and toys.

free Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners jump and measure how far they can jump on different surfaces using different jumping techniques.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners collect worms and then observe how they move.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use coverslips to collect organisms from a pond, estuary or marine environment and then examine what they have caught with a microscope.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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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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In this weather forecasting activity, learners use common materials to construct a rain gauge and measure daily, monthly, and yearly rainfall.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a virtual representation of a sound mixer containing pre-looped sounds of animal, insect, and environmental noises.

free Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this geometry activity, learners explore networks painted on playgrounds, such as a four square court, and draw their own.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this health and fitness activity, learners focus on the importance of daily physical activity, specifically walking.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a parachute out of tissue paper, tape, and string. Then, learners test their parachute to see how many paper clips it can carry.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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This is an activity where learners will discover what types and how many insects live in their own backyard.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners work in teams to design and build solar water heating devices that mimic those used in residences to capture energy in the form of solar radiation and convert it to thermal energy.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Discover the wind's direction using bubbles, a map and a keen eye. Learners blow bubbles and note their general direction on a map, taking readings from different points around a building.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners capture and observe planaria, which are worms that eat tiny pond critters.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity demonstrates the shadow of the Earth as it rises as a dark blue shadow above the eastern horizon.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Create airplanes from straws and geometric shapes. Test them out to see how far they can fly, or how accurately they can be aimed.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore water pressure by conducting an experiment with a garden hose. Learners build a testing apparatus and create PVC nozzles with different sized holes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate how different materials repel or absorb water. Learners use spray bottles to explore how everyday items like sponges, cardboard, feathers, etc.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this kinesthetic activity, learners will play a game with a ball to demonstrate the Coriolis force, which partly explains why hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (p.6-10 of PDF), learners use different methods for hunting minibeasts (bugs). Learners can either make traps or simply look for minibeasts under stones and logs.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes