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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.

In this activity, learners examine baking powder, a combination of three powders: baking soda, cream of tartar, and cornstarch.

In this activity learners create patterns of hair beads.

In this activity, learners construct a simple game to test their hand-eye coordination and steadiness of hand.

In this activity, learners will explore coding by arranging words and phrases to create an order of operations in this low tech version of computer programming.

In this activity (on pages 13-16 of the PDF) learners investigate three mystery samples to see which one contains life. The three samples are sand, sand and yeast, and sand and antacid.

Straws and pipe cleaners are terrific materials for building models of pyramids and cubes.

In this creativity-based activity, learners imagine what the Earth will look like in the near and distant future, then design their own future habitat and creatures that may live there.

After learning that some of the chemicals we add to food crops may have harmful consequences on our health and the health of the environment, learners will create a pocket-sized card with their favori

This activity has three story puzzles learners can solve to learn about life in the Arctic.

In this activity, learners build a racecar using only a rubber band, spool, straw, and paper clip! This racer is a classic toy that zips across a flat surface.

This activity introduces learners to Native Americans as people who depended upon nature in the past and continue to emphasize the importance of nature in the present.

In this project, students explore how levers work, by making a puppet with moving limbs.

In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

This game is like regular bingo, except the clues are sounds.

In this game, learners use clues to identify mystery shapes. Use everyday objects (like from the pantry) as the shapes.

Heat makes some materials expand, and it makes others shrink.

In this activity on page 24, learners perform experiments to examine whether or not trash can float, blow around, or wash away.

In this tabletop board game, players will represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space.

In this craft activity, learners create a string of cut-out moons and stars.