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In this online game, learners test their knowledge of human anatomy.

free Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners simulate what happens to a human spine in space by making Sponge Spool Spines (alternating sponge pieces and spools threaded on a pipe cleaner).

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (page 3 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Dinosaurs) is a full inquiry investigation into fossil hunting and identification.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build a figure that moves and "comes to life" when they pull its string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Bones are stiff, which helps us lift heavy things and walk around, but they are also somewhat flexible, which lets them bend slightly.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore cooked chicken wings and identify the various parts including: bones (radius, ulna, humerus, shoulder joint, elbow joint), tendons, and cartilage.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover how artists start with a skeleton and turn it into a realistic drawing of a dinosaur.

free Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners touch and observe skulls of sharks and rays to learn about their diversity (over 400 species of sharks alone!).

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 25-31 of PDF), learners soak sponges with different amounts of plaster of paris to simulate different levels of calcification in bone formation.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (on pages 19-24 of PDF), learners soak chicken bones or eggshells in vinegar for several days.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners measure irregularly shaped bones using a variety of measurement methods and tools. Then, they measure again using standard conventions and metric tape measures.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners imagine they are paleontologists in Florida, where they find (remove from envelope) paper "fossils" of some unknown creature, only a few at a time.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes