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In this activity, learners explore how wind energy can be generated on both a large and small scale.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this math activity (Page 8 of the Dining Out! PDF), younger learners select items from a menu and count out the total amount needed using the fewest bills and coins possible.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math game (Page 15 of the Dining Out! PDF), learners figure discounts and/or profit increases for various food totals. Learners add decimals to $100.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity (Page 11 of the Dining Out! PDF), younger learners count out the total amount of money needed to purchase trail mix using the fewest number of bills/coins possible.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Farm Animals Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into raising livestock.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers have developed sorting systems which integrate into manufacturing and packaging processes. Learners explore how coins are made.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore chemical engineering and how the processes of chemical plating and electroplating have impacted many industries.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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A group of learners has an envelope containing a series of bank checks. A few checks are removed at a time, and the team attempts to construct a plausible scenario which involves those checks.

free Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners apply mathematical modeling to solve a real-world storage problem, in which a manufacturing company is given two options for storing oil barrels.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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MarsBound! is an engineering simulation activity in which learners use realistic techniques to plan a mission to Mars.

free Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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This activity about cryptographic techniques illustrates a situation where information is shared, and yet none of it is revealed.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners watch a video to learn about a couple who built a home out of shipping containers in Brooklyn, New York.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners apply measurement skills to determine, in dollar bills, the capacity of a suitcase.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math activity, learners role-play as wait staff at the Kidtropolis Diner. It's the end of the night and it's time for the staff to collect their tips.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners design, build, test and redesign a display tower that will meet a specific set of criteria and constraints.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours