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Keeping a Field Journal
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In this activity, learners start their own field journal to better understand the wildlife in their area.

Arctic Story Puzzles
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This activity has three story puzzles learners can solve to learn about life in the Arctic.

Carbon Dioxide Removal
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In this experiment using sprigs of Elodea, learners will observe a natural process that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from Earth's atmosphere.

Feed the Birds
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Learners construct a bird feeder from re-used materials. After hanging their feeder, they keep a journal about what birds visit the feeder.

Make a Terrarium
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In this activity, learners make a miniature greenhouse or "terrarium" to explore the greenhouse effect.

Describing Oak Leaves
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Learners work in teams to investigate how scientists use physical characteristics to classify living things.

What's the Angle?
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This activity helps learners understand how the angle of the Sun affects temperatures around the globe.

How Greenhouse Gases Absorb Heat
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Learners observe two model atmospheres -- one with normal atmospheric composition and another with an elevated concentration of carbon dioxide.

Draw a Monarch Butterfly: Scientific Illustration
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Ivy Rutzky, a scientific assistant at the American Museum of Natural History, introduces an activity where learners create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly.

Crazy Camouflage
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In this activity about camouflage, learners create a model that shows how a flounder is able to blend into a variety of environments.