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In this activity, learners examine ways that Native Americans of the Southwest express their relationship with nature through art.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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“Exploring the Solar System: Pocket Solar System” is a hands-on activity in which visitors make a scale model of the distances between objects in our solar system.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 49-54 of PDF), learners play with tangrams, a set of triangles, squares and a parallelogram that can combine into a larger square as well as all sorts of other shapes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore how and why weight distribution works.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will put a set of containers in order by capacity. Would the tallest container hold more or less water than the wide, short one?

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Use this activity to build division and number sense into any snack time or whenever there is a limited set of things to share among a group: If we deal these out, could everyone get two pieces?

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners will collect pennies to donate and will combine charitable giving with estimating and calculating with money. To start choose a charity or something to save up for together.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners listen to songs and decode hidden messages based on the same principle as a modem. As a final challenge, learners decode the binary messages in a music video.

free Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create a diagram of the ocean zones and determine what organisms live in each zone.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this Cyberchase activity, learners use the numbers one through six to solve a puzzle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this international citizen science activity, learners measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations into an online database.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners play a game from India similar to Tic-Tac-Toe. Players take turns placing coins on the game board and sliding the coins along the spaces.

free Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine their fingerprints and learn that they can be categorized by shape, but each fingerprint is unique.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use recycled materials to build a bridge that holds as many potatoes as possible. They investigate weight, height, strength, and measurement as they seek design solutions.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this self-measuring activity, learners measure and record the length of their foot.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity learners will build a neighborhood out of blocks and cardboard.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 5 of PDF), learners work in groups to create dig sites for display.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners make a counting/estimating jar to exchange with friends or bring home.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will play a coin toss game where the highest total wins. Combine coin recognition, addition, and probability with a game learners can play on their own.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes