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In this hands-on botany activity, learners sprout vegetables in film canisters.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners assemble a figure from a nylon stocking or sock stuffed with soil and seeds. The ends of the nylons inside the jar absorb water, which feeds the grass seeds.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners build an instrument for catching and observing flies. Learners act as entomologists, attract flies into a jar using a slice of apple, and then observe the flies' behavior.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners gain a better understanding of how household/school waste breaks down in a landfill. Learners collect trash and then create miniature landfills in 2-liter bottles.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity (located in the middle of the page), learners start a garden by planting their socks!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, young learners will make their own flower seed nursery in an egg carton.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 1 to 4 weeks