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In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).

In this simple exploratory activity (1st activity on the page), blindfolded learners try to identify mystery items by smell.

Learners make their own paper using old newspaper. Learners can make their paper colorful by adding construction paper.

In this activity, learners use tinfoil to build and test their own boats - which designs will float, and which will sink?

In this project, students explore how levers work, by making a puppet with moving limbs.

In this game, learners use clues to identify mystery shapes. Use everyday objects (like from the pantry) as the shapes.

In this activity about living things and gravity (page 5 of PDF), learners design and build an exoskeleton or an endoskeleton for an animal of their own invention.

Wheels aren't the only things that can "roll" objects that are placed on top of it. Make non-intuitive shapes from cutouts and a compass to demonstrate this.

What's a more compelling problem to solve than being stranded on a deserted island?

In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.

Design a vessel that tests the limits of wind power given a set of off the shelf and recycled materials.

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.

In this simple and fun activity, learners discover the relationship between vibration and sound by making a squeaky toy instrument out of simple household materials.

On the first night, I saw 5 stars in the desert. On the second night, I saw 10… What do you think I saw on the third night? Combine arts and crafts, literacy, and math by making a counting book.

Learners create an Incan counting device called a quipu (pronounced kee-poo).

In this activity, learners arrange triangles together to make patterns to create paper quilts. Learners experiment with arranging the triangles in different ways to make various designs.