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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 will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.

free Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners participate in a scavenger hunt, searching for and recognizing minerals and products that contain minerals.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a quick activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under Nasturtium Leaves Activity) about surface tension.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity introduces the idea that computer scientists measure information by how "surprising" a message is.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the properties of different types of balls.

free Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this robotics activity, learners find ways to express emotions and feelings using only body movements, not facial expressions.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this on site "field trip" activity (located on pages 6-9 of PDF), learners get hands-on experience identifying building materials by playing "Building Bingo".

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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This activity introduces the idea of "divide and conquer" using a fictitious but serious problem--a pair of dirty socks has accidentally been wrapped in one of the presents that Santa is about to deli

free Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners listen to songs and decode hidden messages based on the same principle as a modem. As a final challenge, learners decode the binary messages in a music video.

free Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity about human interface design issues, learners help the Oompa-Loompas of a great chocolate factory solve different problems.

free Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Where's Nano? Activity) about identifying nanoscale objects and phenomena in today's world.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this quick activity about size and scale (on page 2 of the PDF under What's Nano?

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create their own weather forecast map.

free Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will listen to as many radio stations as possible to discover that AM radio signals can travel many hundreds of miles at night.

free Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this thought-provoking activity, learners plan a hypothetical project to build and operate wind turbines in their community.

free Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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This activity explores what it means for a computer to be intelligent and introduces the topic of what a computer program is and how everything computers do simply involves following instructions writ

free Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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MarsBound! is an engineering simulation activity in which learners use realistic techniques to plan a mission to Mars.

free Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers incorporate biometric technologies into products as well as the challenges of engineers who must weigh privacy, security and other issues when designin

free Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Earthquakes) is a full inquiry investigation into aerial imagery.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes