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Learners observe projectile motion by launching wooden balls off of a table top. They set up a rubber-band launcher so that each ball experiences a consistent amount of force.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the real definition of "space." Learners use the online calculator to create an appropriate scale to use as a basis for thei

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Create a “Find Someone” list, with about 10 items, each containing a shape, number, or measurement. Can you find someone in the group with hair about 4 inches long? Someone wearing parallel lines?

free Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will build the highest tower they can out of recycled materials.

free Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this physical sciences activity, learners use science to solve a "crime." Learners collect trace evidence (glitter) and explore its characteristics, such as color, size, shape, and light reflection

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this nutrition activity (page 16 of PDF), learners document their individual eating habits and learn whether their eating patterns meet their needs.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under Surface Area Activity) about surface area and reactivity.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this health activity, learners explore breathing, lungs and asthma. Learners test their lung capacity by blowing air into balloons.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this classic hands-on activity, learners estimate the length of a molecule by floating a fatty acid (oleic acid) on water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity related to rotational inertia (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Microgravity), learners will use a bit of scientific experimenting to test if open-faced peanut butter sandwi

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will investigate how shorebirds and seabirds are extremely vulnerable to changes in their environment, whether human-induced or otherwise.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners prepare four polymer elastomers and then compare their physical properties, such as texture, color, size, and bounce height.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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This activity puts a mathematical twist on the familiar “guessing jar.” No guesses allowed, estimates only.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this health, cooking, and math activity, learners explore nutrition and examine nutrition labels.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this goopy activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Glaciers Activity), learners will model glacial movement with “gak,” a white glue and liquid starch mixture.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 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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This is an activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Surface Area Activity) about surface area to volume ratio.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this experiment, learners investigate how the size of a wing affects lift. Learners count the number of pennies an egg crate plane wing can hold until the plane will no longer fly.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this quick activity about predicting (located on page 2 of the PDF under Where's Nano?

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This lesson focuses on surface area and how the shape of sugar crystals may differ as they are grown from sugars of different coarseness.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days