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In this activity, young learners will describe objects by their properties and sort by color, weight and texture. This activity uses household items and toys for materials.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration/activity, learners observe as a regular size marshmallow is blown through a tube made from a manila file folder.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a LEGO® structure while wearing mittens. This activity shows learners how difficult it is to build small things when your tools are too big.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity related to computer programming, learners give directions to a "robot" (either an adult or another learner) and find out which instructions the robot is able to follow, and how their

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners try to put together toy bricks—wearing oven mitts on their hands! This activity shows learners how difficult it is to build small things when your tools are too big.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners drop two different masses of play dough and observe how long it takes them to hit the ground.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 12 of the PDF), learners explore potential and kinetic energy by rolling different sized marbles down an inclined plane.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore force and motion by constructing cardboard cars that are propelled by balloons.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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The goal of this activity is to design, build and test a house or toy for an animal.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forecasting), learners will construct an air cannon by cutting a hole in the bottom of a bucket and stretching a garbage bag over the other end

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes