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The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change: Activity 3
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon. Learners role play as miners, power plant operators, car drivers, and home...
Wind Tunnel
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsScientists use enormous wind tunnels to test the design of planes, helicopters, even the Space Shuttle. In this simulation activity, learners create a miniature wind tunnel test by blowing air with...
Let's Clone a Mouse, Mouse, Mouse...
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsSomatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) is a cloning method that involves transferring a nucleus from a somatic cell of the individual to be cloned to an enucleated egg. This activity simulates, step...
The Poor Cartographer: Graph Coloring
Computer Science UnpluggedAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors. Through this exercise, learners...
Resolution and Color Depth
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsThis computer interactive lets you explore the effect of changing the number of colors and resolution of a picture. You can see the picture in high quality (72 dots per inch), low quality (10 dpi),...
Glitter Slime
American Chemical SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this activity on page 8 of the PDF, learners make a slimy substance very similar to mucus, and sprinkle it with glitter to imitate the way that allergens are trapped. Use this activity to...
Macchia Madness
Children's Museum of IndianapolisAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore the history of making objects from glass and artistry of Dale Chihuly. Learners visit an online "hot shop" to discover how glass is transformed into...
Color Mixing
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsThis is an online activity where learners can virtually mix different colors of light or paint (you can switch between them) and see how the colors combine. It demonstrates how millions of colors...