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Chilean Sea Bass: Off the Menu
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In this data analysis activity, learners use data collected by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to study Chilean sea bass populations.
Harvesting Chemicals from a Battery
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In this activity, learners take apart a used zinc-carbon dry cell battery.
Getting Your Bearings
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of friction and how ball bearings reduce friction.
Test Density with a Supersaturated Solution
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Learners create three solutions with different levels of salinity. They compare the density of these solutions by coloring them and layering them in a clear plastic cup and in a soda bottle.
Lego Man Jump
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In this activity, learners are challenged to create a parachute using easily sourced materials in order to transport a LEGO figure safely to the ground.
Burning Questions About a Candle
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In this activity, learners will observe a deceptively simple process: a burning candle.
Styrofoam Traps
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In this activity, learners use Styrofoam to collect organisms from a pond, estuary or marine environment and then examine what they have caught with a microscope.
Canjo
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing their very own banjo out of a coffee can. Learners experiment with the canjo to change the instrument's pitch and timbre.
Catapult
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In this activity, learners build mini catapults using paint paddles and a spoon. Use this activity to introduce learners to forces and projectile motion.
CD Air Puck
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In this activity, learners will use a compact disc to build an air puck that can glide across a smooth tabletop. The puck glides with almost no friction on a cushion of air escaping from a balloon.
How Our Environment Affects Color Vision
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In this lab (Activity #1 on page), learners explore how we see color.
Unleakable Bag
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In this activity, learners explore the flexibility of polymer chains by pushing sharpened pencils through a Ziploc bag.
Paper Cup Stool
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In this activity, learners will explore how and why weight distribution works.
To Topo Two
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In this activity, two groups of learners create two separate landform models out of clay (mountains and valleys).
Gummy Growth
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In this activity related to Archimedes' Principle, learners use water displacement to compare the volume of an expanded gummy bear with a gummy bear in its original condition.
Personal Time Line
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In this activity, learners work in groups to create a time line representing significant moments in their lives.
Magnetism
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In this activity, learners explore the principles of magnetism by observing how various materials interact with magnets and superconductors.
Locating a Point
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In this activity, learners work in teams to simulate the process used by Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to determine the location of a fallen meteorite in Antarctica.
Move That Lighthouse!
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers work in a team to solve problems.
Mirror, Mirror
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In this activity, learners test the Law of Reflection based on experimental evidence. Learners produce raw data and explanations based on their data: pencil tracings of incident and reflection rays.