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In this multi-part activity learners examine non-point water pollution.

free Ages 6 - adult
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In this activity, learners explore the different salinities of various sources of water by taste-testing.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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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This great "re-use it" activity will demonstrate how to transform a greeting card into a box. Once constructed, the box can have many uses like holding special notes or keepsakes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a garden in a disposable glove. They learn about the conditions necessary to make the seeds sprout and actively participate in caring for their plants.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners explore how dinosaurs are named and what their names mean. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine body parts (including skin, scales, and skulls) from fish, mammals and reptiles. Questions are provided to help encourage learner investigations.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover why some nanoscale science and technology is done in the controlled environment of a clean room, what clean rooms are like, and how scientists help keep the clean r

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a traditional Mexican noisemaker (a matraca) using cardboard, craft sticks, and a wooden dowel.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this health activity (located on page 4 of the PDF), learners will discover the importance of hand washing by observing mold growing on potatoes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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This is an activity which will allow learners to gain an understanding of lemur behavior through observation and role play.

free Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners listen to a story and tell a story of their own as they learn about the importance of elders in Native American cultures.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor, night activity, learners track nocturnal animals' footprints, droppings and other signs of their presence.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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Learners smell balloons filled with different scents to guess what's inside. From this, they infer the presence and motion of scented molecules.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 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 dinosaur skeletons, anatomy, and locomotion. Learners compare and contrast dinosaur skeletons and drawings.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity where learners will compare the different metamorphosis stages of amphibians.

free Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 13-16 of the PDF) learners investigate three mystery samples to see which one contains life. The three samples are sand, sand and yeast, and sand and antacid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in small groups to match various marine animals with their different environments.

free Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this creative activity, learners will find out what makes an insect an insect by studying examples of insect adaptations and by examining why there are so many different types of insects.

free Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes