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In this activity, learners investigate color vision as well as plan and conduct their own experiments.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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.

free Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create three-dimensional shapes by making some origami models of simple boxes and containers.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, "write" a secret message in genetic code as beads on a string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how the area of Arctic sea ice has changed over recent years. First, learners graph the area of Arctic sea ice over time from 1979 to 2007.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a paper stellated rhombic dodecahedron, a three-dimensional 12-pointed star.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will predict the size of a giant scale model of a comb or other rectangular object, then make one. If you tripled the size of a dollar bill, could you sit on it?

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Kites) is a full inquiry investigation into how a kite’s shape affects its performance.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners follow simple directions to explore and create platonic solids.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will learn about a person they admire (famous, family or otherwise) or even themselves and create a life-sized silhouette.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners take a turn contributing a closed figure made of six squares to a large grid; each must be different from all the others on the grid so far.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners overlap the three primary colors to see how all other colors are made.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will learn how to knit using only their hands. Learners will explore patterns and fabrication as well as develop fine motor skills and patience through this activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create an optical illusion top. Learners will explore color mixing, physics and design through this activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners design unique tiles and make repeating patterns to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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On the first night, I saw 5 stars in the desert. On the second night, I saw 10… What do you think I saw on the third night? Combine arts and crafts, literacy, and math by making a counting book.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover the importance of maps and scale as they work together to create a map of the classroom.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This PDF contains 12 calendars (12 months). Each month contains activities about math. Things to do on familiar holidays (like July 4), less common holidays (like Backward Day), and any day.

free Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes