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In this activity (2nd on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which foot is more dominant. In other words, are they right-footed or left-footed?

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This game asks you a series of questions about how much time you spend in front of a screen, not being active.

free Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this astronomy activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will examine the effects of gravity on a person’s pulse and explore how gravity can differ from planet to planet.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (1st on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which of their hands is more dominant. In other words, are they right-handed or left-handed?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this family or group inquiry activity, learners use their senses to explore a local forest or woodland.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make models representing bones on Earth and bones that have been in space. They discover what happens to bones without proper exercise and nutrition.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Exercise and Memory) is a full inquiry investigation into the effects of exercise on short term memory.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners conduct a "blind" taste-test of several types of enhanced or fitness water drinking water that has commercially added substances like vitamins, sugars, or herbs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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How quick are your reflexes? In this online game, you are a hockey goalie defending quick slap shots. Learn about reaction time, muscle memory, and reflexes.

free Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how to stay fit the fun way. Learners participate in three physical activities.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This is a great activity about human energy production. Learners will work out with a clothespin to investigate why hockey players jump on a stationary bike after an intense game.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor activity linking human health to the environment, learners use their pulse rates as a measure of the effort expended in walking on different slopes.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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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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In this invention challenge activity, learners create an indoor game for one or two people that gets you moving.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners and their families celebrate and recognize the importance of making healthy choices every day by participating in a health fair.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 8 1 to 7 days
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During this interactive "survival" game, students learn about the importance of camouflage and how it helps animals to blend into their surroundings, as either predator or prey.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will train to increase bone strength and to improve heart and other muscle endurance by performing jump training with a rope, both while stationary and moving.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this set of outdoor games, learners play the role of monkeys that are trying to get enough resources (food, shelter, and space) to survive.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners perform 20 arm curls with cans that simulate the weight of beans on Earth versus the weights of the same number of beans on the Moon and in space.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Double Dutch) is a full inquiry investigation into whether hearing or seeing has a bigger effect on jump rope performance.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours