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Chemical Footprint—Family Activity
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In this multi-part activity learners examine non-point water pollution.

Fill It Up
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Players take turns adding shapes made of three squares to a grid. They try to fit their shapes on the grid in a way that blocks the other player.

From the Internet to Outer Space
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In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.

Public Key Encryption: Kid Krypto
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In this activity, learners conduct a simulation exercise related to public key encryption and try to intercept a message sent between two learners.

Dots to Squares
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As learners play this strategy game, they develop understanding of squares, area, and perimeter. On each turn, a player draws a line between two dots next to each other on the grid.

Design For All: Project Playground
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In this design challenge, learners will practice empathy and design thinking skills by creating a play space that is fun, both for themselves and other kids.

Mineral Scavenger Hunt
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In this activity, learners participate in a scavenger hunt, searching for and recognizing minerals and products that contain minerals.

Engineering For Earthquakes
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In this design challenge, learners will engineer a structure and see if it can survive an earthquake they create.

Dollar Signs
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In this activity, learners use number sense and mental math strategies to estimate the price of a sign.

Incredible Shrinking Shapes
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In this activity, learners get hands-on experience with ratios and scaling while making their own jewelry out of recycled plastic containers.

Design For All: Imagining Inventions
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In this design challenge, learners will practice empathy and design thinking skills by creating an invention of the future.

Criminal Info
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In this fun math activity (page 5 of the pdf), learners will help a secret agent crack a case by solving math problems.

In the News
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In this fun and imaginative writing assignment (page nine of the pdf), students will flex the creative side of their brains to learn more about the laws of motion and the scientific process.

Life Size: Line 'em up!
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In this activity on page 1 of the PDF, learners compare the relative sizes of biological objects (like DNA and bacteria) that can't be seen by the naked eye.
Soaring Towers: Building with Recycled Materials
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In this activity, learners will build the highest tower they can out of recycled materials.

Twelve at a Time
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As learners play this game, they build skills in area, perimeter, multiples and factors. They take turns making rectangles with 12 squares on the grid.

Relative Speed of Dinosaurs
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In this activity, learners interpret three trackways and use measurements and a formula to infer the relative speed of dinosaurs.

West Coast Shipwrecks
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In this data activity, learners will explore shipwrecks from four National Marine Sanctuaries on the West Coast of the United States.

Cuatro en Línea
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¡Este juego de estrategia tiene reglas sencillas pero puede ser un reto! Los jugadores empiezan con una red de hexágonos vacía. En su turno cada jugador pone su inicial en un hexágono vacío.
Special Snack: Budgeting for Health
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In this activity, learners will plan a snack within a budget. With a $20 limit (theoretical) to spend on snack for everyone, learners look over grocery store circulars and make their shopping lists.