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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine the dangers of mercury and how humans contribute to growing mercury emissions on Earth.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners collect, analyze, and interpret information about objects in order to classify them into a cladogram. Use this activity to talk about how scientists classify things.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this math lesson, learners learn how to construct stem and leaf plots. Learners first estimate the number of drops of water that will fit on the head of a penny.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this lab activity, learners explore how to initiate a density current. Learners measure six flasks with different concentrations of salt and water (colored blue).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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The major goal of this math lesson is to have learners collect data from a variety of experiments, determine what models best fits their data, and explain why their models are best.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this math lesson, learners analyze the density of liquids in order to explore linear functions.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make an electromagnet motor to demonstrate the most basic method of changing electrical energy into mechanical energy.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity, learners get their hands dirty by playing in a container of soil. Then they compare the effectiveness of cleaning their hands with just a paper towel vs.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity from Episode 108: My Ice Pops, learners observe reversible change while thinking about ways to make ice melt.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 2 to 4 hours
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity, learners use their bodies to measure a room. Instead of inches or feet, how many kids does it take to measure the length of a room?

free Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity from Episode 103: Enough With the Seashells!, learners practice estimating numbers of objects (like shells) and then check their estimates by counting.

free Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity from Episode 106: My Mushy Banana, learners explore the effects of decay by comparing and contrasting something (an old pumpkin) that's decayed with the same thi

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this environmental science lesson, learners will examine hazardous chemicals and their effects on human health and the environment.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this math lesson, learners explore the relationship between the thickness of a spaghetti bridge, the length of the bridge, and the amount of weight that can be supported by the bridge.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this "Sid the Science Kid" activity from Episode 109: The Perfect Pancake, learners make applesauce to explore irreversible change.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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This experiment is designed to illustrate how fluids, including water, have the ability to flow.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners record and graph plant growth and interpret data. Learners plant seeds, and once the seeds sprout, record the change in height of the plants for several days.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this math lesson, learners determine and compare the rate of descent of various learner-constructed parachutes. Learners construct parachutes that will have maximum hang times.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this math activity, learners collect, organize, and analyze a set of data related to types of animals in the temperate forest.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 1 to 7 days
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In this math lesson, learners explore the real world meaning of slope. Learners conduct a balloon experiment in which they measure the circumference and flight time of deflating balloons.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes