Search Results
Showing results (1 to 10 of 96)
Pea Brain!: Explorations in Estimation
University of KansasAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use two different techniques to estimate how many little things fit into one bigger thing. Learners estimate the number of peas that will fit into something the size of a...
Sizing Up the Universe
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum StudiesAdd to list DetailsIn this online interactive challenge, learners choose items to represent the Earth or solar system, then determine other items to represent the Moon, or Milky Way based on their relative size. The...
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...
Smaller Than You Think
American Museum of Natural HistoryAdd to list DetailsLearners compare a life-size drawing of a Tyrannosaurus rex head and a full-size Sinornithosaurus body to understand that dinosaurs varied in size. Learners trace individual pieces of a dinosaur on...
Slimy Cells
My Science BoxAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners solidify their conceptualization of cells by building a model of a cell in a ziplock bag. The three-dimensional nature of cells comes to life as learners use everyday...
Music and Sound
Twin Cities Public TelevisionAdd to list DetailsThis activity (on page 2 of the PDF) is a full inquiry investigation into sound frequency. Groups of learners will use an electronic keyboard (if one is available) to identify which note on the...
Cylinders and Scale
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate the relative growth of lengths, areas, and volumes as cylinders are scaled up. Learners connect their experience with cylinders to the world outside the...
Animals are Amazing!
Children's Museum Of HoustonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use measurement concepts to make models of what their body parts might look like if they were a snake or a chameleon.
Scaling Cubes
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore scale by using building cubes to see how changing the length, width, and height of a three-dimensional object affects its surface area and its volume. Learners...
Map Your World
American Museum of Natural HistoryAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners map their world by drawing a plan of their bedroom. Use this activity to introduce learners to the work of archaeologists and how they create maps to better understand a...