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In this activity, learners explore the possibilities of clay as a natural material.

Learners make their own paper using old newspaper. Learners can make their paper colorful by adding construction paper.

In this activity (on pages 22-24 of the PDF), learners match extreme enviroments with life forms they support.

In this math lesson, learners rotate through various centers while comparing and ordering objects according to length.

In this outdoor activity and observation game, learners hunt for a variety of textures, colors, odors and evidence of organisms in the activity site.

In this activity, learners set up a night time insect observation station with a light and sheet.

This is a culminating activity which allows learners to summarize what they know about Woodlands Native Americans by creating illustrations and map symbols for a large outline map (see related Activit

In this activity about dinosaurs, learners explore how and why fossils form. First, learners are introduced to dinosaur fossils by reading the book "Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones" by Byron Barton.

In this electrochemistry activity, young learners and adult helpers create a battery from a potato to run a clock.

In this activity about dinosaurs, learners first participate in a group discussion about where and when dinosaurs lived, how big they were, and who studies them and how.

In this game, learners use clues to identify mystery shapes. Use everyday objects (like from the pantry) as the shapes.

Heat makes some materials expand, and it makes others shrink.

This is an activity about dinosaurs, fossils, and the work of paleontologists. Learners use hand tools (paint brushes, scoops, and sifters) to unearth fossil specimens in tubs of birdseed.

In this activity, learners will investigate how craters are made and the different factors that contribute to size left from the impact.

In this activity, learners use their sense of smell to explore the world on the nanoscale.

This activity has learners interacting with live crayfish, but could be adapted for a variety of similar hardy and interesting organisms.

Learners mix a solution of luminol with hydrogen peroxide to produce a reaction that gives off blue light.

This lesson familiarizes learners with the term "tropical belt." First, learners locate the equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn on a map and trace these lines with a crayon.

In this activity, learners cut out and assemble wheels to explore how variations in fish body structures (mouth shape/position/teeth, body shape, tail shape, and coloration patterns) allow fish to sur

This activity (on pages 10-12 of the PDF) encourages learners to consider what makes living things different from non-living things.