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Column Chromatography
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In this activity, learners separate the components of Gatorade using a home-made affinity column.
Plants: Hanging Tough
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In this hands-on activity, learners will become familiar with the special adaptations of rainforest plants and discover the conditions needed for tropical trees to survive along with what can impinge

Irrigation Ideas
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In this activity, learners explore how civil engineers solved the challenge of moving water via irrigation.

Give Me a Brake
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how brakes can stop or slow mechanical motion.

How Our Environment Affects Color Vision
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In this lab (Activity #1 on page), learners explore how we see color.

Personal Fan
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Cool off in the heat with this project! Learners use simple materials to build a fan that runs on a motor.

To Topo Two
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In this activity, two groups of learners create two separate landform models out of clay (mountains and valleys).
Leaves: Designing Leaf Arrangements on a Branch
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In this hands-on activity, learners investigate the functional design of leaves on a tree.

Gummy Growth
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In this activity related to Archimedes' Principle, learners use water displacement to compare the volume of an expanded gummy bear with a gummy bear in its original condition.

High Tech Fashion
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In this technology activity, learners build simple circuits, design soft circuits using conductive thread, and then sew switch-activated circuits.

The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change: Activity 2
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In this activity (on page 7), learners explore the meaning of a "carbon sink." Using simple props, learners and/or an educator demonstrate how plants act as carbon sinks and how greenhouse gases cause

Sound Representation: Modems Unplugged
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In this activity, learners listen to songs and decode hidden messages based on the same principle as a modem. As a final challenge, learners decode the binary messages in a music video.

Boats Afloat
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In this water activity, learners build boats that float and sink. First, learners listen to the book, "Who Sank the Boat" and practice making predictions throughout the story.

Move That Lighthouse!
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers work in a team to solve problems.

Lost Labels
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In this experiment, learners will conduct chemical and physical tests to identify mystery substances.

Rescue Rover
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In this activity, learners explore how rescue devices are designed to aid professionals during emergency situations.

Disease Detectives
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In this activity, learners examine antibodies and antibody recognition using a model.

Can You Canoe?
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In this activity, learners explore how engineering has impacted the manufacturing of canoes over time, including the development of new, durable, and lighter materials.

Inner Space
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In this activity, learners discover that there is space between molecules even in a cup "full" of water. They first fill a cup with marbles, and then add sand to fill the gaps between the marbles.

Macchia Madness
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In this activity, learners explore the history of making objects from glass and artistry of Dale Chihuly.