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If You Lived in a Forest
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This activity encourages learners to focus on the natural environment of the Eastern Woodlands before the arrival of European settlers.
Giant Museum: Create a Scale Model
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In this activity, learners will predict the size of a giant scale model of a comb or other rectangular object, then make one. If you tripled the size of a dollar bill, could you sit on it?
Thymus DNA Extractions
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can be extracted from a chunk of thymus (sweetbread) or liver.
Chemistry Cake
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In this exciting and tasty chemistry activity which requires adult supervision, learners explore how chemistry affects a simple everyday activity like cooking.
Discovering Rainforest Locations
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In this activity, learners will examine various world data maps to combine the information and predict which areas could be tropical rainforests.
Wetlands
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Learners create a model of a wetland to observe how it absorbs and filters water from the environment.
Molecules in Motion
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In this activity, learners add food coloring to hot and cold water to see whether heating or cooling affects the speed of water molecules.
Designing a Wall
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In this engineering activity (page 5 of PDF), young learners investigate how materials and design contribute to the strength of a structure, particularly walls.
Web It!
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In this outdoor activity, learners investigate spider webs and feeding behavior, particularly how spiders trap food in their sticky silk webs while not getting stuck themselves.
Mapping Sea Level Rise
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In this activity related to climate change, learners create and explore topographical maps as a means of studying sea level rise.
Recipe for a Moon
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In this activity, learners discover that the Moon, like Earth, is made up of layers of different materials. Learners work in teams to make models of the interiors of the Moon and Earth.
Supersize That Dinosaur
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most. Then, learners estimate the size of a Triceratops and T.
The Drake Equation
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In this math activity, based on the research of famed astronomer Frank Drake, learners calculate the possibilities of finding intelligent life elsewhere in the universe besides Earth.
Scent Tracking
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In this wintertime outdoor activity, learners role play wolves tracking their prey by following scented trails.
Rubber Band Racer
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In this activity, learners construct speedy vehicles made out of paper plates and powered by twisted rubber bands.
Extreme Lifestyles
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In this matching game, learners study the limits of life on Earth to see what other places in the solar system might sustain microbial life.
Target Recognition and Synapse Formation During Development
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In this activity about neuron/target muscle recognition (page 44 of the PDF), learners arranged in two rows facing away from each other use string to simulate neural development.
The Bug Walk
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In this fun group activity involving music and movement, learners are introduced to the idea that many insects walk by using their legs to create "alternating triangles." Learners sing the "Ants Go Ma
Your Energy Needs
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In this activity about the relationship between food and energy (page 8 of PDF), learners estimate average daily baseline energy (Calorie) needs and energy needs for different levels of activity.
Building Blocks
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In this activity (page 32 of PDF), learners investigate the nutritional needs of healthy bones and muscles.