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In this activity, learners explore dinosaur fossils and a dig site. Learners work in groups to analyze a dig site map and match bones to a skeletal drawing of Kelsey (a Triceratops).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor, freshwater activity, learners explore the behavior and food preferences of crawdads (or crabs) by "fishing" for them with various baits.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the behavior of cold-blooded animals. Learners discover what happens when they change a fly's temperature.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners investigate ant behavior by testing ant feeding reactions to different types of food.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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During this interactive "survival" game, students learn about the importance of camouflage and how it helps animals to blend into their surroundings, as either predator or prey.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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An outdoor scavenger hunt helps learners consider the theme of "What Is Life?" Learners explore what living organisms are, including how organisms meet basic needs of food, shelter and water to surviv

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners investigate spider webs and feeding behavior, particularly how spiders trap food in their sticky silk webs while not getting stuck themselves.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor, warm weather activity, learners use sweepnets to search a grassy area such as a large lawn or field, collecting small animals to find as many different kinds of animals as possible.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this wintertime outdoor activity, learners role play wolves tracking their prey by following scented trails.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore why animals, specifically dinosaurs, live in families.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor game, learners play the roles of gray or red squirrels gathering and storing a supply of food in "fall" and recovering enough of them to survive the "winter." Learners carry bags repre

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Birds' beaks are designed to allow birds to get the most of whatever food they need. In this activity, learners get an idea of how different beak shapes suit different food sources.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a traditional handicraft toy that illustrates a motion commonly associated with violins and earthquakes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this interactive board game, learners "hire" different types of scientists to help canine character Ruff Ruffman solve unusual problems.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This PDF contains 12 calendars (12 months). Each month contains activities about math. Things to do on familiar holidays (like July 4), less common holidays (like Backward Day), and any day.

free Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this indoor and outdoor activity, learners discover that insects grow and develop as do all living things, going through a process known as complete metamorphosis.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 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 explore dinosaur fossils by making an edible treat. First, learners read "Dinosaur Bones" by Aliki to examine how fossils are formed.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners conduct experiments to explore where dragonflies and damselflies perch or rest, and how the flies change behavior in reaction to other flies or fly decoys

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners turn the fun of feeding wild birds into an investigation of bird behavior.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes