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Space Stations: Sponge Spool Spine
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In this activity, learners simulate what happens to a human spine in space by making Sponge Spool Spines (alternating sponge pieces and spools threaded on a pipe cleaner).

Workin' It Out
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In this activity, learners explore how to stay fit the fun way. Learners participate in three physical activities.

Plant Parts and Their Diseases
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This exercise is designed to teach young learners the different parts of a plant (root, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds), the basic functions of each part, and to show that tiny microscopic o

Serving Sizes
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In this nutrition and estimation activity (page 12 of PDF), learners estimate serving sizes of different foods and compare their estimates to serving size information provided on nutrition food labels

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.

In Proportion
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Through this nutrition activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will understand—and probably be surprised by—how big serving sizes of various foods should be.

Science Cooks!
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In this health, cooking, and math activity, learners explore nutrition and examine nutrition labels.

Disease Detectives
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In this activity, learners examine antibodies and antibody recognition using a model.

What Goes Around Comes Around
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In this simulation activity, learners act as parts of the circulatory system and discover how it serves as a transport system for food/nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide and waste.

Mapping the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Trailing the Pandemic
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In this activity, learners act as epidemiologists by mapping the prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Supermarket Science: The King Sooper Lab
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In this investigation, learners gather information on various food items during a field trip to a local grocery store.

Balloon Bugs
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In this activity, learners make balloon models of disease-causing bacteria.