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The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change: Activity 1
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In this activity (on page 1), learners role play as atoms to explore how atoms can be rearranged to make different materials.
Transparent Gelatin
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In this optics activity, learners explore how they can make gelatin stop light, but not stop them from seeing fruit suspended within.

Acorns
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In this outdoor game, learners play the roles of gray or red squirrels gathering and storing a supply of food in "fall" and recovering enough of them to survive the "winter." Learners carry bags repre

Color Contrast
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Do you have a hard time matching paint swatches with your furniture? When you consider human perception, color is context dependent.

Bee Builders
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In this activity, learners make a model of a beehive using simple materials.

DNA Jewelry Models
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In this activity, learners construct a model of DNA to better understand the structure of DNA and protein synthesis.

Memory Match
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In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.

Proprioception: Wiggle where you're at
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We're told from a young age that we have 5 senses, but we have many more. One of which is our awareness of our own body part's orientation and position.

Marine Skulls Cart
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In this activity, learners look at and touch marine animal skulls to compare them and think about what they eat.

Tree Growth Investigation
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into tree growth rates.

Wetland Bioblitz
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity of a given habitat.

Smell Detective
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In this activity about olfaction (8th activity on the page), learners smell 10 different items with different odors. Then they try to identify the smells when they are mixed together.

Science of Sunblock
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Stained Glass Activity) about nanotechnology making its way into everyday products, such as sunscreen, and how effective these invisible particl

Tasty Buds
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In this activity (1st activity on the page), learners explore their sense of taste and the structure of the tongue by taste-testing various foods.

Tactile Double Trouble
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In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use their sense of touch to identify matching pairs of objects hidden in bags. Learners can also play this game with partners.

For Your Eyes Only
Learners build particulate matter collectors--devices that collect samples of visible particulates present in polluted air.

Seas in Motion
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In this outdoor, beach activity, learners use tennis balls, water balloons and other simple devices to investigate the movement of waves and currents off a sandy beach.

Optical Morpher
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In this amazing activity about light and reflection, learners will use a pie plate and reflective strips from a mylar balloon to try to morph their face into a friend's.

Chemical Reactions in Your Mouth
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In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will see that chewing is more than just the crushing up of food; there is actually a chemical change going on at the same time.

Half Full or Half Empty
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In this activity (12th activity on the page), learners conduct an experiment to demonstrate how muscles are constantly feeding information to the brain about what they are doing.