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In this online activity, learners see simulations of how processes shape the Earth, and see estimates of how long these processes take.

free Ages 8 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners model hot spot island formation, orientation and progression with condiments.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into tree growth rates.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this interactive activity, learners analyze seashells to explore phylogeny and evolution. Learners identify similar and dissimilar seashells to create a phylogenetic tree.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this archaeology-related activity, learners build their own time capsule and choose a storage location and a date to reopen it.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Coins are everyday objects which tell a lot about the people who use them.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in groups to create a time line representing significant moments in their lives.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore paleontology and archaeology. They will learn about technique as they excavate raisins and chocolate chips from cookies.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, pairs of learners will create two make-believe dig sites by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris--a powder that hardens when wet.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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En esta actividad, los aprendices harán un terrario usando materiales simples.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners conduct a waste audit and use their findings to implement a plan for reducing trash.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners calculate their water usage (in cups and galloons) during an average shower. Learners also chart and analyze water usage during showers in their households.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Through discussion and hands-on experimentation, learners examine the geological (ancient) carbon cycle.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover how artists start with a skeleton and turn it into a realistic drawing of a dinosaur.

free Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is part 2 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity and must be done after part 1: Sedimentary Rocks. In this activity, learners explore how metamorphic rocks form.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will discover how our universe is continuously expanding.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is part 3 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity. Before starting this section, learners must have completed part 1: sedimentary rock and part 2: metamorphic rocks.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners cut out pictures of continents and attempt to put them together to form Pangaea, the supercontinent present on the Earth approximately 300 million years ago.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Cave Swallows Activity), learners will model how caves are formed by placing one piece of chalk in a cup of vinegar and another piece in a cup of water, then

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this online activity, learners discover how random variation influences biological evolution.

free Ages 14 - adult 5 to 10 minutes