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Using Food Labels
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In this nutrition activity, learners explore food labels and consider the nutritional value of foods. Learners also explore units of measurement commonly used on food labels.
Four Corners
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a machine out of cardboard that runs smoothly and dependably. Learners must be precise to make sure their component works properly.
Action Figure
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In this project, students explore how levers work, by making a puppet with moving limbs.
Rescue Mission
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In this hands-on activity, learners use the steps of the design process to create a hook to rescue a "space capsule" from the water.
Pollution Diffusion
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate how pollution diffuses through ground material.
An Inventory of My Traits
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In this genetics meets math activity, learners take inventories of their own easily-observable genetic traits and compare those inventories with other learners in groups.
Safe Food Preparation
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In this activity about food safety and nutrition, learners investigate safe food preparation by making fruit ice cream.
Of Cabbages and Kings
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This lesson gives full instructions for making cabbage juice indicator, a procedure sheet for learners to record observations as they use the indicator to test materials, and extension activities to d
Generations of Traits
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In this hands-on activity, learners track and record the passage of colored "pompom traits" through three generations of gingerbread people.
Carbon Cycle Roleplay
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In this creative roleplay activity, learners will explore the various processes of the carbon cycle using movement and props to aid in comprehension.
The Four-Square Quilt
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In this activity, learners arrange triangles together to make patterns to create paper quilts. Learners experiment with arranging the triangles in different ways to make various designs.
Density Rainbow
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In this activity, learners mix several sugar solutions to investigate the property of density. Each sugar solution has a different density and color of the rainbow.
Mating Game
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In this game (on pages 14-21), learners explore how each human being inherits genetic traits such as eye color.
Everyday Poisons
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This reading and writing activity (on pages 2-9) teaches what plant parts should be avoided, how a person can get rid of toxins, symptoms of plant poisoning, and how plants create poisons to repel pre