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In this activity, learners will estimate the sizes of balls to learn how to estimate the size of hail. Learners will compare their estimates to the estimates of their peers and the real measurements.

In this collecting/comparing activity, learners work with samples of sand from different places like a lakefront, river, or ocean beach.

This is a culminating activity which allows learners to summarize what they know about Woodlands Native Americans by creating illustrations and map symbols for a large outline map (see related Activit

In this activity, learners will investigate how craters are made and the different factors that contribute to size left from the impact.

In this activity, learners explore why animals, specifically dinosaurs, live in families.

In this activity, learners make their own flip book that shows real solar flares erupting from the Sun in November 2000. Step-by-step instructions are included with photos.

This lesson familiarizes learners with the term "tropical belt." First, learners locate the equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn on a map and trace these lines with a crayon.

In this hands-on activity, learners use the steps of the design process to create a hook to rescue a "space capsule" from the water.

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

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

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 explore how light and dark colored objects absorb the Sun's radiations at different rates.

In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

In this activity, learners make their own Sun tracker to explore how ancient civilizations around the world studied the Sun.

In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.

In this activity, learners use maps to locate the Northwest Coastal region.

In this experiment, learners design and build a model room in a shoebox and furnish it with tiny furniture.