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

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

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

In this activity, learners investigate the effect of heat on a reaction.

In this engineering activity (page 3 of PDF), young learners investigate how a pole can be made stable by “planting” its base in the ground or adding supports to the base.

Create airplanes from straws and geometric shapes. Test them out to see how far they can fly, or how accurately they can be aimed.

This is a great activity for investigating the basics of lift and drag as they pertain to flight. Learners will discover how to avoid "taking a nosedive" by building their own paper airplane.

In this outdoor activity, learners build bird nests and place them in the activity area, then play the role of naturalists as they try to locate each other's nests.

This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

In this activity, learners participate in several full-body interactive games to model the process of self-assembly in nature and nanotechnology.

Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.

In this activity, learners build a kite out of paper, change it, and try to make it fly even better. With their new knowledge of kite making, students can then go on to create their own kite designs.