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In this physical activity, two lines of learners link hands and arms to model a beam subject to various loading schemes.

In this activity related to computer programming, learners give directions to a "robot" (either an adult or another learner) and find out which instructions the robot is able to follow, and how their

In this physics activity, learners build their own rockets out of film canisters and construction paper.

In this activity, learners explore deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a nanoscale structure that occurs in nature.

Learners observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber, a device for cleaning industrial air pollution.

In this activity about electricity, learners explore what happens when you blow a fuse.

In this Engineering Design Challenge activity, learners will use balloons to investigate how a multi-stage rocket, like that used in the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, can propel a sat

In this activity, learners will code an algorithm to make it through a maze.

In this activity, learners construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an effervescing antacid tablet reacting with water, and build a launch pad for their rocket.

Use this model to demonstrate the goal of NASA's Kepler Mission: to find extrasolar planets through the transit method.

In this activity on page 4 of the PDF, learners investigate the importance of washing their hands.

Build and test a scale model of a rainforest canopy walkway.

In this engineering/design activity, learners make a kite, fly it, and then work to improve the design. Learners explore how their kite design variations affect flight.

Learners build a model of a pollution control device--a cyclone. A cyclone works by whirling the polluted air in a circle and accumulating particles on the edges of the container.

In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, discover how materials and physical forces behave differently at the nanoscale.

In "Exploring the Solar System: Mars Rovers," participants learn about how scientists and engineers use robotic rovers and other vehicles to explore distant worlds, and experience some of the challeng

In this design challenge activity, learners invent a device that will make their friends and family ask, "What's buzzing?" Learners design an alarm with an on/off switch that is small enough to hide.

This is an educator-led demonstration of microarray technology using a model created from a pizza box and ping-pong balls.

In this activity about molecular diffusion (located on page 2 of the PDF under Nanosilver Activity), learners will make predictions and move molecules of iodine through a seemingly solid plastic sandw

In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to help Pharaoh design a better insulated tomb.