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How Quick Are Your Responses?
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In this activity (on page 134 of the PDF), learners explore reaction time.
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Inkjet Printer
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In this activity, learners investigate how inkjet printers produce tiny, precise drops of ink.
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What Shape Is It?
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In this activity, learners determine the shape of an unseen object by bouncing a ball off the object.
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Metamorphosis Matching
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This is an activity where learners will compare the different metamorphosis stages of amphibians.
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Do the Mystery Samples Contain Life?
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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.
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Space Weather Action Center
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In this interdisciplinary activity, learners create a Space Weather Action Center (SWAC) to monitor solar storms and develop real SWAC news reports.
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Invent an Insect
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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.
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There’s No Place Like Home!
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In this activity, learners make their own bug boxes and test the habitat preference of selected "minibeasts" (bugs).
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Construction and Destruction
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In this three/four-day lesson, learners calculate perimeters and areas and draw the castle plan to scale.
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Breathing Room
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In this health activity, learners explore breathing, lungs and asthma. Learners test their lung capacity by blowing air into balloons.
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Comparing the Density of Different Liquids
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Learners carefully pour vegetable oil, water, and corn syrup in any order into a cup and discover that regardless of the order they are poured, the liquids arrange themselves in layers the same way.
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It's a Gas, Man
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In this activity, learners discover if carbon dioxide has an effect on temperature.
Leaves: Extracting Pigments
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In this fun, hands-on autumn activity, learners experiment to discover whether the colored substances in leaves can be separated from the leaves.
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Bouncing Balloons
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In this sports-themed engineering activity, learners create super bouncy balls out of balloons. Learners brainstorm, test their designs, and share results.
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Proportionality: The X-Plane Generation
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In this activity, learners build a 1:140 "scale model" of NASA's X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Technology Demonstrator, and investigate how the model dimensions compare to the real vehicle.
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Twirling in the Breeze
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In this engineering activity, learners build a device (an anemometer) to measure how fast the wind is blowing.
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Clean Water: Is It Drinkable?
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In this activity, learners simulate nature's water filtration system by devising a system that will filter out both visible and invisible pollutants from water.
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Crank It Up
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In this engineering activity, learners explore simple machines and then build cardboard automata using cams.
Pesticide Watch Card
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After learning that some of the chemicals we add to food crops may have harmful consequences on our health and the health of the environment, learners will create a pocket-sized card with their favori
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Workin' It Out
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In this activity, learners explore how to stay fit the fun way. Learners participate in three physical activities.