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Water Walk
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsLearners take a field trip along a local body of water and conduct a visual survey to discover information about local land use and water quality. Learners document their findings by mapping and...
Sand Dunes
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsThis outdoor activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Sand Dunes) is a full inquiry investigation into how the amount of moisture in a sand dune relates to the number of plants...
Do Your Own Dig
American Museum of Natural HistoryAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor archaeology activity, learners use mathematical skills and scientific inquiry to generate and process information from their own excavation site. Learners use household materials to...
Salt Water Revival
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners visit the intertidal zone of a rocky coastal site well populated with marine organisms. During a low tide, when many organisms are not covered by water, learners...
Air Pressure and Dent Pullers
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners simulate Otto von Guericke's famous Magdeburg Hemispheres experiment. In this modern, low cost version, a pair of learners try to pull apart two suction cups (dent...
Super Soil
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners make their own organic-rich soil. Depending on where this activity is done, learners will probably discover that their local soil is low in organic matter. Then...