University of Nebraska State Museum

In this activity (on pages 12-15), learners make a crater model and test the effects of weather (rain) on its surface.

In this activity (on pages 2-8), learners experience how scientists use classification in their study of animals.

In this multi-faceted game (on pages 25-35), learners recreate what happens to creatures in the Brazilian rain forest as they grow from egg to adult—especially those that use fallen, empty Brazil nut

In this activity (on pages 34-39), learners make a fairly detailed model of DNA using licorice and gumdrops.

This activity (on pages 38-43) has learners simulate the way scientists track and map the movement of otters in the wild using radio trackers.

In this activity (on pages 16-21), learners get a sense of geological time by understanding how big a million is.

This activity (on pages 19-25) is about fleas and ticks, which are common pet parasites.

This activity (on pages 24-29) combines science and art to introduce learners to how different animal pollinators spread pollen from one plant to another, and how certain shapes, colors, and smells of

In this activity (on pages 23-29), partners use the Plant Traveler Cards, along with a world map and map worksheets, to follow plants such as cassava, chocolate and coffee that grew first in one part

This activity (on pages 15-23) combines interactive role-playing and graphing to introduce learners to the health affects of pollen.