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Tree Growth Investigation
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsThis activity (located on page 3 of the PDF) is a full inquiry investigation into tree growth rates. Groups of learners will count tree rings to determine each tree’s age. A thorough sample of...
Woodpecker
Community Science Workshop NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners construct a traditional handicraft toy that illustrates a motion commonly associated with violins and earthquakes. This motion has a certain frequency and stays at the...
Capturing Carbon Dioxide
Science FridayAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate carbon sequestration by creating a carbonated beverage out of apple juice and dry ice. This experiment illustrates how carbon dioxide can be stored in a...
Earth Walk
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this hands-on and feet-on excursion, learners take a science walk to visualize the planet's immense size and numerous structures, without the usual scale and ratio dimensions found in most...
Heat Capacity: Can't Take the Heat?
Bridge: Online Ocean Science Education Resource CenterAdd to list DetailsWhy is ocean water sometimes the warmest when the average daily air temperature starts to drop? In this activity, learners explore the differing heat capacities of water and air using real data....
Blowin’ Up a Storm of Oil
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate how wind can create surface currents and how waves move. Learners also discover how wind can affect oil spills.
Describing Oak Leaves
American Museum of Natural HistoryAdd to list DetailsLearners work in teams to investigate how scientists use physical characteristics to classify living things. First, learners examine drawings of a variety of leaves from different species of oak...
The Four Seasons
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this lesson that includes hands-on activities and demonstrations, learners discover that it is the tilt of the Earth's axis (not its proximity to the sun) that causes the seasons. Learners...
A Cubic Foot Per Second
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners measure and calculate the amount of cubic feet various containers contain. Next, learners investigate cubic feet per second (cps), by carrying jugs in one second. This...
Show Your Colors!
Smithsonian National Zoological ParkAdd to list DetailsIn this family or group activity, learners conduct a chromatography experiment to reveal the colors that leaves "hide" under their green pigments. Use this experiment to predict what...