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In this activity, learners use models of fossilized dinosaur teeth to understand how dinosaur teeth were used.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners rotate through several learning and play stations to explore dinosaurs and paleontologists.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine the dangers of mercury and how humans contribute to growing mercury emissions on Earth.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore dinosaur fossils and a dig site. Learners work in groups to analyze a dig site map and match bones to a skeletal drawing of Kelsey (a Triceratops).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 18-29) learners explore the impact of the March 24, 1989 oil spill in Alaska caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this outdoor beach activity, learners use a variety of "beaks" (such as trowels, spoons or sticks) to hunt for organisms that shore birds might eat.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this online Flash game, learners will explore a coral reef using an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners observe the effects of density and pressure. A "diver" constructed out of a piece of straw and Blu-Tack will bob inside a bottle filled with water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how casts of fossilized bones are created and used to learn about dinosaurs. Learners make observations, draw diagrams and share their findings.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how salt water freezes in comparison to fresh water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners work in small groups to match various marine animals with their different environments.

free Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use whale count data from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to compare whale counts in relation to environmental factors.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this data activity, learners will compare and contrast fish communities, diversity and habitats in U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this four-part activity, learners will discover the exciting world of light--the most important form of energy in our world--and be able to identify and describe different types of light.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this Bob the Builder(TM)-themed activity, learners go on a nature walk outside and describe what they observe using their senses.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners investigate organisms that live along the ocean's rocky coast.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 12 months
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In this data analysis activity, learners quantify the abundance and distribution of sea scallops in and adjacent to the Mid-Atlantic closed areas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty 2-liter bottles and hot tap water to illustrate the effect of heat on pressure.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Throw that fish back? A new generation of ethical anglers concerned about conserving resources is participating in "catch and release" fishing. How is this going?

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners observe tide pool animals in a touch tank to consider how they survive.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes