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In this activity (on pages 25-32 of PDF), learners make models of the inner ear out of pipe cleaners.

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

Learners explore the Bernoulli effect by building an airfoil (airplane wing) and making it fly.

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 activity (on pages 11-14 of PDF), learners cut out pictures from magazines of foods that help make bones strong and glue the pictures to a paper bone.

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

Learners create an Incan counting device called a quipu (pronounced kee-poo).

Learners make their own simple slide rules out of paper and learn how they work.

In this activity about encryption, learners cut out a secret decoder badge from a handout and use it to encode messages to each other.

In this activity, learners grow germs collected from their hands and other objects. They cultivate the germs on a growth medium (such as slices of grapefruit or processed cheese) for a week.

In this activity (on pages 19-24 of PDF), learners soak chicken bones or eggshells in vinegar for several days.

In this activity, learners will explore how metals react with each other. They will see these metals change before their eyes as they coat a paperclip with the copper taken from a penny.

Learners gain an intuitive knowledge of the physical aspects of watersheds by creating their own watershed models.

Learners will explore the scientific mystery behind a disappearing group of trees by examining data and attempting to explain the decline.