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Take a Hike!: A Family Forest Walk
Smithsonian National Zoological ParkAdd to list DetailsIn this family or group inquiry activity, learners use their senses to explore a local forest or woodland. Learners can look for decomposers and fungi, investigate flowers and pollination, and...
Variation Game
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this set of outdoor games, learners play the role of monkeys that are trying to get enough resources (food, shelter, and space) to survive. They play several simple games which involve strength,...
Race for Survival
WGBHAdd to list DetailsDuring this interactive "survival" game, students learn about the importance of camouflage and how it helps animals to blend into their surroundings, as either predator or prey. Learners...
Take It in Stride
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsIn this health and fitness activity, learners focus on the importance of daily physical activity, specifically walking. Learners use a simple method to measure their stride lengths and then...
Jump Start
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this movement and measurement activity, learners jump as far as they can three times, and compare their longest jump to the longest jump of their friends, classmates and/or family members....
Frog Olympics
Association of Zoos and AquariumsAdd to list DetailsDid you know that a bullfrog can jump a distance of 10 times its body length? Learn more about nature's most acrobatic amphibian, the frog, through this set of short, hands-on activities....
Slowing the Flow
American Museum of Natural HistoryAdd to list DetailsIn this experiment, pairs of learners explore how cold water affects circulation. The mammalian diving reflex (MDR) slows circulation when the body is exposed to cold water. Learners measure their...
Crunch Time
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty 2-liter bottles and hot tap water to illustrate the effect of heat on pressure. Learners will be surprised to see what...