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In this activity, learners work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research.

Ancient trash tells archaeologists a lot about the past. In this activity, learners take a close look inside their trash can and think about the clues it offers about their lives.

In this three-part activity, learners conduct simple experiments to see how light refracts and reflects, and how colors of light affect what we see.

In this archaeology-related activity, learners build their own time capsule and choose a storage location and a date to reopen it.

Learners work in teams to investigate how scientists use physical characteristics to classify living things.

This activity helps learners understand how the angle of the Sun affects temperatures around the globe.

Learners observe two model atmospheres -- one with normal atmospheric composition and another with an elevated concentration of carbon dioxide.

Ivy Rutzky, a scientific assistant at the American Museum of Natural History, introduces an activity where learners create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly.