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Synaptic Tag
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In this outdoor activity, learners review the parts of the synapse and their functions by playing a game.
Extinct!: Are You Smarter than a Plant?
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In this online activity, learners find out whether they are smart enough to survive as a plant.
Bird Bingo
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In this activity, learners play bingo to learn about the diversity of birds. This game includes a warm-up lesson and "Full Flight" version.
Stomp High Low
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Learners work together as a group to learn a new physical activity. After working for a few rotations, learners time themselves as part of a contest.
Power Up!
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In this online game, learners must purchase power plants for their city.
Hanford at the Half-Life Radiation Calculator
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This quiz lets you estimate your annual radiation exposure.
The Best Dam Simulation Ever
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This online simulation game explores the different consequences of water levels on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
Fish Family Identification
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In this game, students will become familiar with fish shapes, learn that fish within a given taxonomic family have similar body shapes, and discuss how different body shapes enable fish to survive in
Nowhere to Hide
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In this online simulation, learners can see adaptation and camouflage in action.
Neuron Chain Tag
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In this outdoor activity, learners play a game of Tag to discover how neurons attach themselves to each other to form a chain.
Who Eats What?
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This activity is on page 10 (continued on the right side of page 11) of the pdf, part of the Forest Animals Discovery Box. In this game, learners act out the food web.
The Carbon Cycle: Carbon Tracker
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In this activity, learners play NOAA's Carbon Tracker game and discover ways to keep track of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the world.
Hunger Signals
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This game explores the different reasons we choose to eat, and helps us be aware of when our body needs food and when it does not.
Make a Human Scale Ladder
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In this quick activity about size and scale (on page 2 of the PDF under What's Nano?
String Thing
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String Thing is an interactive online game in which learners change a virtual string's tension, length, and gauge to create different musical pitches.
Population Study Game: Oh, Deer!
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In this activity, learners model a population of deer and see how the number of deer changes over time.
Bat Echolocation
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In this activity, learners investigate how bats use echolocation to navigate. One learner is assigned to be a bat, while the other learners are selected to be either moths or trees.
Artificial Intelligence: The Intelligent Piece of Paper
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This activity explores what it means for a computer to be intelligent and introduces the topic of what a computer program is and how everything computers do simply involves following instructions writ
Eyewitness Game
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In this demonstration (9th on the page), learners explore eyewitness memory and how memories differ amongst individuals. While the rest of the group is minding their own business (i.e.
Dichotomous Key
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In this classification activity, learners will learn one way of organizing plants and animals.