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In this activity, learners will investigate the sounds of the heart.

In this outdoor science/art activity, learners investigate spider webs by using string to create their own spider webs.

In this activity, learners compare their own strength to ants through a series of physical tests.

This game plays a dozen different sounds, altered to simulate what they would sound like if you had hearing loss.

In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.

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

In this activity, learners will observe birds in their backyard or local park. They will attempt to find common Ohio birds and will look for bird behaviors just like an ornithologist.

In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.

In this activity, learners will explore the roles of different animals in the food chain. They will create their own food chain using organisms of their choice.

During this activity, learners take part in a variety of tasks which involve moving and balancing different body parts.

Educator Amy O'Donnell from the American Museum of Natural History guides learners to create a diorama of a coral reef.

In "Chemistry Makes Scents," participants use their noses to distinguish between chemicals with very similar structures.

In this craft activity, learners will compare and contrast the major functions of plants and animals.

In this activity, learners create models of bugs. Learners use household materials like plastic cups and straws to create models of bugs like centipedes and spiders.

In this outdoor activity, learners explore how a surprising number of animals use human-made litter, such as cans and crumpled paper, to find food and shelter in their environment.

Learners use chromatography to separate and analyze the mixture of pigments in leaves. Use this activity to discuss photosynthesis as well as why leaves change color in autumn.

In this movement and measurement activity, learners jump as far as they can three times, and compare their longest jump to the longest jump of their friends, classmates and/or family members.

Can you deceive your eyes? When your eyes work normally, you see a nice 3 dimensional picture, but what happens when each eye sees something different?

This activity combines learning about nutrition, math of measurement and proportion, and healthy eating. Start by distributing food packages with Nutrition Facts labeled.

In this activity, learners find out what happens when they cover leaves with pieces of black construction paper. This activity shows learners that plants need sunlight to survive.