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Right Foot/Left Foot
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In this activity (2nd on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which foot is more dominant. In other words, are they right-footed or left-footed?

Share Your Planet
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In this cooperative game, learners devise strategies about sharing a small space with each other.

The Pulse of Gravity
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In this astronomy activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will examine the effects of gravity on a person’s pulse and explore how gravity can differ from planet to planet.

Right Hand/Left Hand
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In this activity (1st on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which of their hands is more dominant. In other words, are they right-handed or left-handed?

Animal Hats
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In this arts and crafts activity about animals and animal characteristics, learners will design animal hats and role-play as animals.

Boomerang
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Learners trace, cut out and fly a boomerang, outdoors or in a large indoor space.

I Like to Move-It
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This is an activity which will allow learners to gain an understanding of lemur behavior through observation and role play.

Shape Up!
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In this activity (25th on the page) about learning and memory, learners explore a training method that animal trainers employ called "shaping." Working in pairs, learners will attempt to "shape" each

What Goes Up...
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In this activity about gravity (page eight of the pdf), learners will very simply explore how gravity affects objects using balls and toys.

Seismic Slinky!
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Did you know that a Slinky makes a handy model of earthquake waves?

Synaptic Tag
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In this outdoor activity, learners review the parts of the synapse and their functions by playing a game.

Solar Cell Simulation
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In this activity, learners model the flow of energy from the sun as it enters a photovoltaic cell, moves along a wire and powers a load.

Olympic Track Meet
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In this activity, learners discover how exercise helps keep the body healthy. Learners increase their heart rates by running and understand how running fast versus walking affects their pulse rates.

Sunny Day Painting
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In this activity, learners explore properties of water and watch evaporation happen by "painting" with water in the sun.

Forces on the Human Molecule
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In this physical activity, two lines of learners link hands and arms to model a beam subject to various loading schemes.

Human-powered Orrery
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In this space science activity, learners work together to create a human-powered orrery to model the movements of the four inner planets.

Jump Like a Frog
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In this math activity, learners jump and measure how far they can jump on different surfaces using different jumping techniques.

Build a Bell Bracelet
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Learners make bell bracelets, place them on their wrists or ankles, and then dance to the rhythms and sounds the bells make. Many cultures use ankle or wrist bells to make music during dancing.

Space Stations: Beans in Space
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In this activity, learners perform 20 arm curls with cans that simulate the weight of beans on Earth versus the weights of the same number of beans on the Moon and in space.

Boomerang
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Everybody loves boomerangs! In this activity about force and motion, the learners will experiment with boomerangs and explore how they work. This is a great activity to get learners up and moving.