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In this Bob the Builder(TM)-themed activity, learners explore the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) by rotating through several activity stations.

In this activity, learners explore light, color and rainbows by making their own rainbow glasses.

In this activity, learners explore the concepts of natural selection and observable traits in a game that can be played at home.

In this chemistry activity, learners prepare two petri dishes, one filled with water and one filled with milk.

In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.

In this activity, learners create a three-dimensional sculpture while examining the characteristics of fish.

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

“Exploring the Universe: Orbiting Objects” is a hands-on activity that invites visitors to experiment with different sized and weighted balls on a stretchy fabric gravity well.

In this activity, learners will create a diagram of the ocean zones and determine what organisms live in each zone.

Learners design different shaped bandages for different purposes. First, they draw their designs on paper.

Learners design, build, and test models of "dragon boats" made from up to three milk cartons.

In this activity, learners explore patterns and sequences as they observe fictional plant growth.

This is a guide for facilitating interaction at a touch tank with marine animals. The instructions are for setting up a display in an informal science center, but could work anywhere.

In this activity, learners will repurpose an old t-shirt to create their own yarn or string.

In this activity, learners explore what makes a boat float and sink. They examine and test various objects to determine why objects float or sink.

As a group, learners investigate three packages which are all the same size and shape, but have different contents. One is filled with foam, one is filled with wood, and one is filled with metal.

In this activity (on pages 15-18 of PDF), learners make a life-size two-dimensional paper model of their own skeletons.

In this activity learners will investigate magnetic and non-magnetic items in a sensory bottle.

Break open that used musical toy and squish some Play-Doh over the circuit boards, and you will hear some weird and distorted sounds the manufacturer never intended!

Through this nutrition activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will understand—and probably be surprised by—how big serving sizes of various foods should be.