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This activity explores the main algorithms that are used as the basis for searching on computers, using different variations on the game of battleships.

This lab activity has learners create a pendulum with a one-second period.

In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).

In this seismic simulation, learners play a "who-dunnit" game to explore earthquakes.

In this math-based activity, learners model the intensity of light at various distances from a light source, and understand how astronomers measure the amount of sunlight that hits our planet and othe

Learners can program a compass to draw a circle by itself using a Pico Cricket, some Legos, and lots of tape! Pico Cricket is required.

This is a game that is sure to sharpen players' basic math skills. Players must use four randomly selected numbers to create an equation that equals a fifth number.

In this activity, learners are challenged to calculate their own weight on various planets using a scale and calculator. Older learners may be challenged to do so without using calculators.

In this activity (on pages 49-54 of PDF), learners play with tangrams, a set of triangles, squares and a parallelogram that can combine into a larger square as well as all sorts of other shapes.

This activity helps students learn how computers "compress" text by identifying repeating patterns of letters, words, and phrases.

This magic trick is based on how computers detect and correct data errors.

Learners make their own simple slide rules out of paper and learn how they work.

In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

This is a lesson plan for an activity in which learners, playing the role of archeologists, use math concepts about number bases to decipher the Dresden Codex, an ancient Mayan document.