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In this activity about olfaction (8th activity on the page), learners smell 10 different items with different odors. Then they try to identify the smells when they are mixed together.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (1st activity on the page), learners explore their sense of taste and the structure of the tongue by taste-testing various foods.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use their sense of touch to identify matching pairs of objects hidden in bags. Learners can also play this game with partners.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners build particulate matter collectors--devices that collect samples of visible particulates present in polluted air.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will experiment with the physics of flight by making a gliding contraption with strange looking wings. The activity explores flight with connections to the natural world.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, young learners (2 years and up) explore tree structure and biology. Tree products are explored by painitng with fruit.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the importance of active play.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8
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Use echolocation to find others and experience how whales’ senses have adapted to suit their environment. In pairs, learners are blindfolded and use containers filled with marbles to find each other.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Birds' beaks are designed to allow birds to get the most of whatever food they need. In this activity, learners get an idea of how different beak shapes suit different food sources.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this self-measuring activity, learners measure and record the length of their foot.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity learners will "rescue" animals from tape and then sort the animals. Learners will use science process skills such as categorizing and making observations while they play.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 5 of PDF), learners work in groups to create dig sites for display.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will make fish cutouts that propel through the water with the help of surface tension.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, young learners (2 years and up) explore dirt and what is in it by painting with mud.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners build one or more edible coral polyps and place them together to form a colony.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will construct a measuring device (snake "string") to improve their observation skills.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this craft activity, learners will explore the structure and purpose of antelope horns by constructing their own headband using toilet paper rolls and yarn.

free Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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Create an instrument that you don't play--you just listen to it through tubes of various lengths.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about vision and optical illusions, learners conduct a simple test to demonstrate how our eyes create "afterimages." Learners stare at a black cardboard bat for at least 30 seconds an

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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This is an activity exploring color and color mixing.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes