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In this activity, learners discover how geologists use stratigraphy, the study of layered rock, to understand the sequence of geological events.

In this activity, learners conduct a simulation exercise related to public key encryption and try to intercept a message sent between two learners.

In this activity (on pages 18-29) learners explore the impact of the March 24, 1989 oil spill in Alaska caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker.

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.

In this activity, learners map their world by drawing a plan of their bedroom.

In this activity, learners build and test a compass. Learners work in pairs and pretend they are stuck in the wilderness at night.

In this activity, two groups of learners create two separate landform models out of clay (mountains and valleys).

In this outdoor activity, learners discover how the environment around a building affects the growth of plants.

In this activity, learners examine the culture and history of the tomb site.

In this outdoor mapping activity, learners explore where plants grow and map plant-distribution patterns.

In this activity, learners graph 48 hourly air temperatures from a local weather observation site and observe the diurnal temperature variations.

In this activity, learners investigate soil conditions by creating a soil map. Learners record soil characteristics and compare the conditions of soil in different grid sections.

In this activity, learners discover the importance of maps and scale as they work together to create a map of the classroom.

By tossing, collecting, and sorting beanbags, learners understand how the IBEX spacecraft uses its sensors to detect and map the locations of particle types in the interstellar boundary.

In this activity, learners will explore how maps can provide information about a place and help us find our way from one location to another.

In this activity, learners explore how the shapes, sizes, and distances of land masses appear differently on two different models of Earth: an icosahedron and a flat map.

This fun astronomy activity allows learners to experience finding stars in the night sky that will eventually go supernova. This activity is perfect for a star party outdoors.

Historically, sea floor mapping (bathymetry) was done by soundings.

In this activity, learners act as epidemiologists by mapping the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.