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Learners will follow a specific process to make their own paper using scrap paper, newspaper, or junk mail.

In this math activity, learners collect, organize, and analyze a set of data related to types of animals in the temperate forest.

This is a fun activity about the power of the Sun and the importance of using sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin from its rays.

In this environmental science activity (page 4 of the PDF), learners use vinegar and chalk to observe the effect of acid rain on various building materials and plant life.

In this activity, learners will create a home for animal friends in their backyard using recycled materials. Some material suggestions include: pine straw and twigs.

In this activity, learners are challenged to design, build and test a birdhouse that will stay cool in the sun.

In this activity, learners will create a magnifying glass called a waterscope, using water and household items, to examine various objects.

In this activity, learners explore the Great Plains.

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

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

In this activity, some learners pretend to be wolves, while the other learners pretend to be the prey of the wolf. The goal of the simulation is to have the wolves work together to survive.

In this activity, young learners (2 years and up) explore tree structure and biology. Tree products are explored by painitng with fruit.

"Nature of Dye" allows participants to create their own dyes and art while exploring how chemicals interact and how these interactions can have real-world applications.

In this activity (located on page 2), learners will construct tiny model geysers out of film canisters, warm water, and antacid seltzer tablets.

In this activity, young learners (2 years and up) explore dirt and what is in it by painting with mud.

In this activity, learners build one or more edible coral polyps and place them together to form a colony.

In this activity, learners will construct a measuring device (snake "string") to improve their observation skills.

In this activity, learners try to figure out who has their matching rock type by reading a description of their rock (no talking!).

In this goopy activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Glaciers Activity), learners will model glacial movement with “gak,” a white glue and liquid starch mixture.

In this activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity), learners will identify a group of deciduous trees to study.