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In this activity, learners use models of fossilized dinosaur teeth to understand how dinosaur teeth were used.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experiment with planaria (a type of flatworm), learners will investigate the capability of different body sections to regenerate.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this outdoor beach activity, learners use a variety of "beaks" (such as trowels, spoons or sticks) to hunt for organisms that shore birds might eat.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this simulation, learners model two elephant seal populations and how they change over time. Learners start with cards representing a variety of seals.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most. Then, learners estimate the size of a Triceratops and T.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Horse Ears) is a full inquiry investigation into animal behavior and communication.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this inquiry-based activity, learners investigate the basic forces of flight as they construct their own paper glider that represents a rainforest creature from Borneo (large, tropical island in So

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners participate in a simulated dig to discover fossilized dinosaur bones. Learners take notes, make a map and propose theories about dinosaurs.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into organisms and the health of their ecosystems.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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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 take measurements and create charts to learn about the size of dinosaurs and their relative scale to humans.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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This activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under GPS: Sea Turtles Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into testing a repair material.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (page 37 of the PDF), learners observe, on a prepared slide, muscle and spinal cord cells from a rat.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will investigate the impacts of harmful phytoplankton using NOAA's Coastal Services Center Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting (HABF) Project data.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: California Fish) is a full inquiry investigation into environmental adaptation.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this simulation, learners become birds different beak types. Learners use various tools to represent beaks to pick up seeds and place them in a petri dish.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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, learners can play two card games related to endangered species, specifically North American amphibians.

1 cent - $1 Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 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