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Some aquatic organisms live in open water, while some live in soil at the bottom of a body of water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this family or group inquiry activity, learners use their senses to explore a local forest or woodland.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this online Flash game, learners will explore a coral reef using an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners find, count and compare as many different kinds of animals as they can find in two different areas: a managed lawn and a weedy area.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (p.6-10 of PDF), learners use different methods for hunting minibeasts (bugs). Learners can either make traps or simply look for minibeasts under stones and logs.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity about dinosaurs and survival, learners use scrap materials to create a miniature dinosaur habitat that includes a food source, water source, and shelter.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this matching game, learners study the limits of life on Earth to see what other places in the solar system might sustain microbial life.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity about discovering the colors and beauty of nature. Learners will spend time outdoors, matching paint chip samples, colored paper, or colors of clothing to those found in nature.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this biology/ecology activity, learners construct a terrarium out of a tennis ball container. This terrarium is unique because it never has to be watered.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Rabbits), learners will visit a zoo, aquarium, or pet store to view a variety of fish.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, young learners (2 years and up) explore the world of insects and other "bugs" by Making a "bug hotel" with recycled objects.

free Ages 4 - 8 1 to 4 weeks
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Biodiversity Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners plant seeds and watch them sprout and grow inside a CD case.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this group activity, learners will explore the characteristics, functions and uniqueness of the mangrove tree.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate how increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels is changing the acidity (pH) of the ocean and affecting coral reefs and other marin

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the web of connections among living and non-living things.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners compare plant and animal life in different habitats including a sidewalk crack and lawn. Learners sort human-made materials and natural materials found in each habitat.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 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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In this science and language arts activity, learners study fish anatomy and make their very own 3D paper fish.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes