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Composite Materials
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Hockey Sticks Activity) about composites, materials made of 2 or more different components.
Who Goes There?
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In this outdoor, night activity, learners track nocturnal animals' footprints, droppings and other signs of their presence.
Construction and Destruction
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In this three/four-day lesson, learners calculate perimeters and areas and draw the castle plan to scale.
Gravestone Weathering
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In this activity (located on pages 9-14 of PDF), learners visit a cemetery to examine the distinguishing characteristics of rock weathering.
Pollution Patrol
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers design devices that can detect the presence of pollutants in the air.
FlyBy Math: Distance-Rate-Time Problems in Air Traffic Control
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In this small-group activity, learners assume the roles of pilots, air traffic controllers, and NASA scientists to solve five Air Traffic Control (ATC) problems.
Nano Scavenger Hunt
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Where's Nano? Activity) about identifying nanoscale objects and phenomena in today's world.
Head in the Clouds
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In this activity, learners create a CloudSpotter wheel and record the different types of clouds they observe twice daily over several days.
Press Seaweed
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In this activity, learners will collect, dry and press seaweed over the course of four days in a similar way that artists/crafters press flowers.
Hike the Habitat: Field Trip in Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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This detailed lesson plan for a field trip to Canyonlands National Park in Utah (page 32 of pdf) teaches students about the habitat of bighorn sheep.