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Build time sense into the schedule by asking learners to predict what can happen in a certain amount of time: We have 20 minutes before outdoor time. What can you get done?

In this activity, learners will explore how their own eyes work by experimenting with their photoreceptors.

This is an activity about music, movement, and math. Learners will start a rhythm pattern with 2, 3, or 4 beats. For instance, tap your foot, jump, clap, repeat.

In this math activity, learners play a game and try to be the first player to identify their partner's rule. Learners identify the rule by finding commonalities between three familiar objects.

This simple but open-ended math game introduces basic probability concepts using coins and dice. Players roll the dice and collect coins to match the number rolled.

In this activity, learners surprise their eyes with an optical illusion involving arrows made out of pipe cleaners.

In this activity, challenge learners to predict and investigate how many water drops they can fit on one penny.

In this activity, learners are introduced to division and fractions as they share snacks with a group of friends.

In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will demonstrate air has weight by comparing an inflated balloon to a deflated one.

In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use pennies to test their hearing acuity.

This fun hands-on astronomy activity uses a variety of simple props to help learners understand why they see what they see in a telescope.

Make a quick and easy filter from household materials. A filter will catch any solids suspended in a liquid and filter them out. By using a filter, learners can discover amazing things.

In this activity (17th on the page), learners investigate why you cannot see colors in dim light.

In this quick activity/demonstration (5th on the page), learners explore depth perception.

In this health activity, learners create a device so that they not only feel their heartbeat, but also see it, using a straw and some clay.

In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.

In this activity, learners practice matching and subitizing as they create the longest domino train possible.

In this activity, learners make an optical illusion toy from the 1800s to explore persistence of vision.

In this activity, learners use various dress-up or costume pieces to play a game of change.

In this math activity, learners use problem solving skills to find a middle seat for Mary at the movies. Learners practice dividing numbers and identifying the middle of a quantity.