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The Blindfolded Walk
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In this activity, learners work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research.
Pinhole Viewer
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In this activity, learners discuss and investigate how cameras, telescopes, and their own eyes use light in similar ways.
Counting With Quadrants
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Millions of organisms can live in and around a body of water.
Make a Garbage Bag Kite
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Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!
Earth Walk
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In this hands-on and feet-on excursion, learners take a science walk to visualize the planet's immense size and numerous structures, without the usual scale and ratio dimensions found in most textbook
Wolf Survival
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In this activity, some learners pretend to be wolves, while the other learners pretend to be the prey of the wolf. The goal of the simulation is to have the wolves work together to survive.
The Thousand-Yard Model
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.
Fishy Observations
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Rabbits), learners will visit a zoo, aquarium, or pet store to view a variety of fish.
Telescope Treasure Hunt
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This hands-on astronomy activity lets learners hunt for different objects in the night sky that contribute to stellar and planetary formation, using a Treasure List.
Leaf Living
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In this outdoor fall activity, learners find out what living in or under a layer of leaves is like.