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In this outdoor activity, learners search for lichen, a combination of a fungus and an alga living together. Lichen grow where most other plants cannot, on rocks, the trunks of trees, logs and sand.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this collecting/comparing activity, learners work with samples of sand from different places like a lakefront, river, or ocean beach.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (on pages 23-27) lets learners simulate the work of scientists who take core samples of Earth's rocky layers to determine geological history.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this hands-on and feet-on excursion, learners take a science walk to visualize the planet's immense size and numerous structures, without the usual scale and ratio dimensions found in most textbook

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe mixtures of sand samples glued to note cards, and consider how sand can differ in size, shape, and color, and where it comes from.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this geology activity learners build a "squeeze box," which allows them to compress layers of sediment. This is a great way to investigate folding and faulting in the Earth.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners try to figure out who has their matching rock type by reading a description of their rock (no talking!).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This is part 2 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity and must be done after part 1: Sedimentary Rocks. In this activity, learners explore how metamorphic rocks form.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This is part 3 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity. Before starting this section, learners must have completed part 1: sedimentary rock and part 2: metamorphic rocks.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use basic measurements of the Earth and pieces of rock and iron to estimate the mass of the Earth.

free Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity and animal-role-play game, learners discover and uncover the hidden world of "cryptozoa"—organisms such as spiders, salamanders and slugs that live under objects, like rocks a

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This is part 1 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity. In this activity, learners explore how sedimentary rocks form.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners model how the Moon's volcanic period reshaped its earlier features.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (page 13 of the PDF), learners discover how weathering and erosion change the Earth’s surface.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners will discover how fossils are dug out of the earth by carefully exposing treasures hidden in an artificial rock that is easily made at home.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under GPS: Baby Dinosaurs Activity) is a full inquiry investigation to determine the age of fossils based on where they are discovered.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours