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In this activity, learners separate materials based on their special properties to mimic the way recyclables are sorted at recycling centers.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners act as engineers and design mini submarines that move in the water like real submarines.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity on page 12 of the PDF (Rethinking the 3 R’s: It’s Easy to be Green), learners examine how recyclable materials are separated by various properties at recycling centers.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover what buoyancy is and determine the characteristics that make an object buoyant. Learners design, build, test, and evaluate boats made from a variety of materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners practice the steps involved in a scientific investigation while learning why ice formations on land (not those on water) will cause a rise in sea level upon melting.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours