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In this activity (on pages 41-47 of PDF), learners explore tesselating geometric patterns (repeated shapes, similar to the art of M.C. Escher).

In this fun activity about spiders, learners build and design a spider from cardstock, straw, string, and pipe cleaners.

Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!

In this tabletop activity (on pages 32-40), learners make Möbius strips -- 3D surfaces with only one side.

In this math activity, learners play a probability game and try to be the first to get to the end of the game board path .This activity guide contains a material list, black line masters for the game

This lesson (on pages 46-55 of PDF) features two strategy board games -- one from Ghana and one from China. The first game, Achi, is a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe.

The popular sudoku puzzles use numbers, but the game could played with any set of 9 different objects!

In this activity, learners explore geometry and spatial relationships as they figure out how to arrange tables for a party.

In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.

In this activity (on pages 49-54 of PDF), learners play with tangrams, a set of triangles, squares and a parallelogram that can combine into a larger square as well as all sorts of other shapes.

In this Cyberchase activity, learners use the numbers one through six to solve a puzzle.

This activity (on pages 21-32 of PDF) has learners act out several classic brain teasers.

In this interactive board game, learners "hire" different types of scientists to help canine character Ruff Ruffman solve unusual problems.

In this math activity, learners create a magic turtle where all the rows, columns and diagonals add up to fifteen.

In this math activity, learners use problem solving skills to find a middle seat for Mary at the movies. Learners practice dividing numbers and identifying the middle of a quantity.

In this activity (on pages 55-66 of PDF), learners fold paper into origami shapes and then combine several identical shapes into a three-dimensional structure.

In this activity, learners make a parachute out of tissue paper, tape, and string. Then, learners test their parachute to see how many paper clips it can carry.