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In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners visualize the relative size and structural differences between microbes that have the potential to cause disease.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners investigate whether more people are squares or rectangles. People with similarly sized heights and arm spans are classified as squares.

free Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe live fish in tanks to consider how their body structures are related to their behaviors and habitats.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners sniff out scents hidden in balloons! After investigating, learners discover we sometimes can use another sense (smell) to detect things too small to see.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore their eye pupils and how they change.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (located on page 2 of PDF) introduces learners to the real size of animals using nonstandard measurement.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Through this nutrition activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will understand—and probably be surprised by—how big serving sizes of various foods should be.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity related to Archimedes' Principle, learners use water displacement to compare the volume of an expanded gummy bear with a gummy bear in its original condition.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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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 lab exercise, learners explore diffusion, cell membranes and particle size using beets and three alcohols.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under What's Nano? Activity) about size and scale.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (page 32 of PDF), learners investigate the nutritional needs of healthy bones and muscles.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners take measurements and create charts to learn about the size of dinosaurs and their relative scale to humans.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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Put math of measurement into lining up — and make waiting in line fun. Choose a size characteristic that learners can physically compare, such as foot length or hair length.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this four-part laboratory exercise, learners investigate properties of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) including (1) symptoms induced by the virus in susceptible plants at the macroscopic and microscopi

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners conduct a simple test to find their blind spot.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners control the (apparent) size of a hole with their brain.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will learn about a person they admire (famous, family or otherwise) or even themselves and create a life-sized silhouette.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 15-18 of PDF), learners make a life-size two-dimensional paper model of their own skeletons.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a straw oboe to explore sound and pitch.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes