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Information Hiding: Sharing Secrets
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This activity about cryptographic techniques illustrates a situation where information is shared, and yet none of it is revealed.

Electroplating
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In this activity, learners electrically plate zinc onto brass objects.

Screaming String Thing
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In this simple and fun activity, learners discover the relationship between vibration and sound by making a squeaky toy instrument out of simple household materials.
We Have Capture!
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Using simple materials, learners will construct the end effector (grasping device) of a robotic arm and use the device to capture and pick up an object.

North American Endangered Amphibians Card Game
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In this activity, learners can play two card games related to endangered species, specifically North American amphibians.

Traveling Networks
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In this geometry activity, learners explore networks painted on playgrounds, such as a four square court, and draw their own.

Make a Model of a Home Made From Shipping Containers
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In this activity, learners watch a video to learn about a couple who built a home out of shipping containers in Brooklyn, New York.

Sleep Patterns
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In this activity about sleep rhythms (on page 21 of the PDF), learners will collect data about their own sleep cycles and use a fraction wheel to examine their data.

Three Bean Salads
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This game teaches ratio and proportion by having learners make "salads" that combine three types of beans in different combinations.

Patterns and Functions: Fill 'er Up
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In this math lesson, learners predict, interpret, and sketch graphs of functions related to the shapes of bottles. A measure of water is poured into a container.

2-Liter Landfill
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In this activity, learners gain a better understanding of how household/school waste breaks down in a landfill. Learners collect trash and then create miniature landfills in 2-liter bottles.

Tic-Tac-Toe
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In this online version of the classic paper and pencil game, learners practice looking ahead to anticipate an opponent's move.

Solving Playground Network Problems
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In this activity, learners use cooperation and logical thinking to find solutions to network problems on the playground.

The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change: Activity 1
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In this activity (on page 1), learners role play as atoms to explore how atoms can be rearranged to make different materials.
Piece It Together: Puzzle Hunt
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In this activity, learners follow clues to find five puzzle pieces, then assemble them. This activity works well with a whole group, individuals, or families.

Passion for Pixels
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In this technology activity, learners explore digital imaging and pixels. Learners "transmit" an image to a partner by creating an image on grid paper.

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

Exploring Tessellations (Grades 6-8)
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In this activity, learners design unique tiles and make repeating patterns to create tessellations. This activity combines the creativity of an art project with the challenge of solving a puzzle.

Static Water
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In this activity, learners will use static elecricity to bend a stream of water without touching it. Learners will explore physics and cause and effect through this activity.
Build a Borneo Glider
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In this inquiry-based activity, learners investigate the basic forces of flight as they construct their own paper glider that represents a rainforest creature from Borneo (large, tropical island in So