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This activity (located on page 2 of PDF) introduces learners to the real size of animals using nonstandard measurement.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners construct a bird feeder from re-used materials. After hanging their feeder, they keep a journal about what birds visit the feeder.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity (located at the top of the page), learners make an easy river strainer and see what they can catch.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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This activity investigates how bark beetles can threaten forests by having learners estimate the number of infected trees from a photo.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about daily rhythms (on page 17 of the PDF), learners will explore circadian patterns in humans, animals and plants.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Farm Animals Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into raising livestock.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this data analysis activity, learners use data collected by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to study Chilean sea bass populations.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (on page 12 of the PDF), learners make a sundial (shadow clock) appropriate for their geographic location in the northern hemisphere and use it to tell time.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this math lesson, learners explore probability.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 1 to 7 days
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In this activity related to Archimedes' Principle, learners use water displacement to compare the volume of an expanded gummy bear with a gummy bear in its original condition.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this data collection activity about crabs, learners use data from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) trawl survey to determine the areas of the Chesapeake Bay that are being used by bl

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will explore how the human brain interprets environmental stimuli.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners "go fishing," then practice ruler use and size/pattern comparison with the animals they catch.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forecasting) is a full inquiry investigation into meteorology and forecasting.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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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 math lesson, learners model exponential decay and exponential growth using M&M's, paper folding, and African rhino population data.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity helps the learner answer the question: "What environmental problems arise due to animal and human overpopulation and what might need to be done to combat these problems?" Learners play a

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this math activity, learners collect, organize, and analyze a set of data related to types of animals in the temperate forest.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Horse Ears), learners observe how an animal responds to its own reflection.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about bones (page 12 of PDF), learners investigate and compare the weight-bearing capacity of solid and hollow cylinders.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours