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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 activity about depth perception, learners create an optical illusion in a shoe box.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this simulation of natural selection, learners use binder clips in three different sizes to represent the diversity of beak sizes in a bird population.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 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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In this activity, learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Using indirect methods, learners determine the shape and size of a piece of carpet hidden under a piece of plywood.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners explore diffraction by adding wax blocks to a ripple tank. The wedge-shaped blocks act as obstacles that the wave must bend around.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners explore the relationship between energy consumption, population, and carbon emissions in the countries of the Americas.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners first explore lizard feeding behavior by creating a "lizard rig" to dangle different objects in front of live lizards and see which objects the lizards try to bite.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore how the human brain interprets environmental stimuli.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners solidify their conceptualization of cells by building a model of a cell in a ziplock bag.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, leaners will observe the process of natural selection on a population of birds called 'Springbeaks' over four seasons of breeding on an isolated environment called 'Clippy Island.' L

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the touch sensory system and discover how to plan and carry out their own experiments.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours