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Learners design their own experiment to investigate whether the temperature of the surrounding water affects the rate at which the colored coating dissolves from an M&M.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners will compare the growth rate and appearance of crystals forming on small rocks to those growing on miscellaneous objects. Learners will also investigate how temperature (warm vs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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Learners manipulate opaque, sealed boxes and attempt to determine their interior structures. Each box contains a moving ball and one or more fixed barriers.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners conduct an experiment to determine the rate at which two materials, sand and water, heat up and cool down.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use cardboard bases and track tubes to make a ball run to explore the properties of mass, force, and motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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This three-part activity consists of an activity that groups of learners develop themselves, a given procedure, and an optional demonstration.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity allows learners to explore the scientific method in an open-ended fashion, using the 4-P Approach to Science Inquiry developed by the University of Wisconsin, Beloit.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this lab activity, learners act as fellow scientists and colleagues of Isaac Newton. He has asked them to independently test his ideas on the nature of motion, in particular his 2nd Law.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 2 of PDF), learners explore alternative uses of a simple paper cup, dubbed a "mystery item." Learners act as detectives and explore the properties and functions of th

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Using indirect methods, learners determine the shape and size of a piece of carpet hidden under a piece of plywood.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners place an M&M candy in water and observe what happens. The sugar-and-color coating dissolves and spreads out in a circular pattern around the M&M.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners turn over a random selection of cards from a larger set. From the words revealed, they try to determine the sentence represented on the larger set of cards.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners investigate a pre-constructed mystery tube to determine its interior mechanism.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity has learners interacting with live crayfish, but could be adapted for a variety of similar hardy and interesting organisms.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners build a pendulum from a yo-yo, and then design their own experiment to determine what affects the pendulum's period of swing.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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During this activity, learners will make different versions of "ooze" using varied proportions of detergent and glue.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 3 of the PDF), learners investigate the way water moves and how we can control and direct water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners observe the outside and inside of raw chicken eggs, record descriptions, and hypothesize what will happen when a facilitator drops an egg on the floor.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners use scientific processes to solve a crime. As they get clues, learners must create a hypothesis then adjust that hypothesis as more information is revealed.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this lesson, learners are challenged to discover the relationship among six numbers.

free Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes