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Statistics: Steppin' Out
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In this math lesson, learners construct box-and-whisker plots to analyze and compare data sets. Learners investigate whether or not long-legged people run faster than short-legged people.

Plant Parts You Eat
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In this food science activity, learners observe different plant-originated foods.

Round, Light and Hollow
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In this activity about bones (page 12 of PDF), learners investigate and compare the weight-bearing capacity of solid and hollow cylinders.

Fungus Among Us
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In this environmental health activity, learners grow and observe bread mold and other kinds of common fungi over the course of 3-7 days.

Dispersing Dispersion
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In this activity, learners investigate the movement caused by dispersion. Learners discover that dispersion is the random movement of objects.
Building Houses: Build a Cardboard Tube House
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Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.

How Active Are You?
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In this activity, learners explore what is and is not active play and how it contributes to a healthy body and mind. Making active play a routine part of every day is a key concept of the experience.

Turbidity
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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.

Probability: Rock Around The Clock
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In this math lesson, learners apply the Monte Carlo method of simulation to determine a reasonable estimate.

Give or Take?
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In this outdoor activity, learners work in pairs using their senses—especially touch—to learn more about individual trees.

Paper Chain Testing
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Learners will do an experiment to determine which type of paper is strongest while focusing on variables and collecting data.

The Power of Togetherness
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In this activity about human anatomy (page 16 of PDF), learners construct a model arm and discover how muscles and bones work together to achieve efficient movement.

Horton Senses Something Small
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In this story time program, young learners listen to the Dr.

Sand, Plants and Pants
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In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized particles or coatings can change a bigger material’s properties.

Topological Puzzles
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In this activity, learners construct three math puzzles out of simple materials like wood, string, and Styrofoam.

Measure the Sun's Size
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In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

Sail Car Design
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Sailboat Design Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into design optimization.

Compare Dinosaur Body Parts
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most to learn about the different sizes of dinosaurs.

Probability: Remove One
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In this math lesson, learners are given 15 chips and a number line labeled from 2-12.

Exploring Materials: Graphene
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In this activity on page 4 of the PDF, explore the unique molecular structure and conductive nature of graphene. Learners construct a circuit with a battery and LED bulb.