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Students design and create their own air-powered rockets, in this hands-on activity.

In this activity, learners make "solar cookies," edible models of the Sun's outer layers using sugar cookies and toppings.

In this activity, learners discover how frogs' bodies change while growing from a tadpole to a frog. Learners create a simple craft that gives a visual display of the metamorphosis process.

Learners trace, cut out and fly a boomerang, outdoors or in a large indoor space.

In this activity, learners use a flexible magnet as a model for a scanning probe microscope (SPM). They learn that SPMs are an example of a special tool that scientists use to work on the nanoscale.

In this activity, learners build a sled kite that models a type of airfoil called a parawing.

In this activity, learners explore how salt water freezes in comparison to fresh water.

In this activity, learners explore dinosaur skeletons, anatomy, and locomotion. Learners compare and contrast dinosaur skeletons and drawings.

In "Exploring the Universe: Exoplanet Transits," participants simulate one of the methods scientists use to discover planets orbiting distant stars.

In this creative activity, learners will find out what makes an insect an insect by studying examples of insect adaptations and by examining why there are so many different types of insects.

Learners cut and fold a paper helicopter from the template in this PDF. They practice twirling the helicopter and observe what happens as they modify their tries.

In this activity, learners make a paper model of a polymer, then make Silly Putty, an actual polymer.

Straws and pipe cleaners are terrific materials for building models of pyramids and cubes.

In this activity (located on page 6 of the PDF), learners explore the ways people access water in their homes.

In this outdoor activity and game, learners explore how animals adapt for survival through coloration, markings and camouflage.

In this activity, learners make their own edible DNA double helix out of candy and find out about the shape of DNA.

The "Rocket Reactions" activity is an exciting way to learn about how materials interact, behave, and change.

In this activity, learners explore different types of fossils by making their out of dough and objects from around the house.

In this activity, learners design, build and test a model suspension bridge for sturdiness and strength.

Can you think of ways to collect and dispose of spilled oil without causing further harm to the environment?