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This activity explores the main algorithms that are used as the basis for searching on computers, using different variations on the game of battleships.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this game, learners experience how computers divide a big problem into many smaller ones and how they use binary "yes"/"no" questions.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this math activity (Page 12 of the Play Ball! PDF), learners play a game of "soccer" and analyze the results of the game.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity (Page 14 of the Play Ball! PDF), learners play a game of "basketball" and analyze the results of the game.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this game, learners build up six stacks of cards in the middle of the table, face up, in order from 1 at the bottom to 20 on the top. The first player to get rid of all his cards is the winner.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use their understanding of probability to guess which color will be drawn from a bag.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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Professor John Endler traveled to Trinidad in the 1970s to study wild guppies. In this activity, learners take part in an online simulation of Endler's work.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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These three short activities challenge groups to fit objects through paper and index cards: "Slots" presents the challenge for one learner to figure out which objects fit through a hole cut by another

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners play a game in which every roll can earn you counters, but if you roll the wrong number (6), you have to put everything back.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Este Web site contiene links a 12 calendarios (12 meses). Cada mes contiene actividades sobre matemáticas.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this Cyberchase activity, use grid coordinates to share secret pictures with a friend. Color squares of a grid to make a picture (like a smiley face) that you keep hidden from the other person.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners play an evolution card game to see how selective pressures can affect an organism's evolution.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this math game (Page 14 of the Are You Game? PDF), learners determine the probability of getting an even versus an odd product using the numbers on a regular deck of cards.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, reuse two-liter bottles to create bowling pins. Learners practice math skills and develop a concept of verifying answers, while bowling and keeping score.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore the physics of liquids and gas by playing with both! Learners of any age use their own breath to move drops of water across a smooth wax paper surface.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners play a game to identify the properties of prime, composite, abundant, deficient and perfect numbers.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math activity (Page 17 of the Play Ball! PDF), learners play a game of "baseball" and analyze the results of the game.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners use their opponent's clues and a compass rose to find the hidden treasure on a map. Learners use problem solving and coordinate grid skills as they hunt for treasure.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this math activity, learners play a number game to explore the relationships between numbers, combinations, and the concept of equivalency.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (15th activity on the page) about the sense of touch, learners use glue and cardboard to construct a maze they use with their eyes closed.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes