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This activity demonstrates the importance of wearing a helmet to protect the brain. An egg is used to symbolize a head with the shell as the skull and the inside of the egg as the brain.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the chemical reaction between water and effervescent antacid tablets. This hands-on activity models how a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use clear nail polish to create a beautiful iridescent pattern on black paper. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners become beachcombers as they walk on a sandy beach in search of evidence of life.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will build a honeycomb. Learners will investigate how the shape of the honeycomb develops. Activity includes step-by-step instructions and extension ideas.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this challenge, learners figure out how to make a juice stain disappear.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this online activity, learners test their ability to hear different frequencies and compare their frequency range with the frequency range of other animals and insects.

free Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners will be "wowed" as three matches burn to form a triangular pyramid shape and "magically" rise off the table.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2) about fingerprint analysis, learners use graphite from a pencil and scotch tape to capture their fingerprints.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this chemistry activity, learners make a slimy non-Newtonian fluid called "Gluep." Use this activity to introduce learners to polymers and viscosity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Put math of measurement into lining up — and make waiting in line fun. Choose a size characteristic that learners can physically compare, such as foot length or hair length.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the Earth's rotation and how to tell the time of day without a clock. Thsi simple activity only requires a paper plate, a pencil, and sunshine.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners create a colorful foam fountain by adding yeast to a chemical reaction. This activity introduces chemical reactions to young learners and teaches the concept of catalysts.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, children and adults work together to explore their relationship with technology and examine ways to make sustainable media consumption choices.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners compare the ways of life of Plains Native Americans who hunted and moved frequently to follow the buffalo herds, and Native Americans who farmed and lived in more permanent

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a tornado in a bottle to observe a spiraling, funnel-shaped vortex. A simple connector device allows water to drain from a 2-liter bottle into a second bottle.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore temperature changes from chemical reactions by mixing urea with water in one flask and mixing calcium chloride with water in another flask.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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This activity has learners interacting with live crayfish, but could be adapted for a variety of similar hardy and interesting organisms.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore the ways natural materials can produce sounds. Appropriate for any age, learners can make individual music or create a symphony with others.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate just how small a billionth of a meter is by attempting to cut a paper ruler down to a nanometer-sized sliver.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes