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Counting It Out In Rapid Speed!

In this activity, learners count by 5, 10, 20, and 100 in response to common money transfer scenarios. By participating in this speed-counting activity that feels like a game, ...
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1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Fun Fruit

This math challenge, played with two players or a whole group, engages your problem solving skills. Remove pieces of fruit from the fruit bowl, trying to find a strategy to be the ...
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$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Build a Straw Oboe

In this hands-on activity, learners make simple musical instruments ("oboes") out of straws. In a related video, Mr. O and his assistants engineer musical instruments, discovering ...
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1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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The Great Pollinators

In this activity, children become familiar with the parts of a flowering plant’s reproductive system and explain how flowering plants depend on pollinators for survival. ...
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Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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An Introduction to Simple Machines

In this hands-on activity, learners explore, identify, and describe different types of simple machines by rotating between stations. At each station, learners use a variety of ...
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Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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Tricky Letter Puzzle

In this lesson, children design, create and solve puzzles to experiment with problem solving and geometric shapes. While children are solving each other's puzzles, educators can ...
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$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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Play O-Lang: A Vietnamese Counting Game

Learn how to play "O-Lang" -- a counting game from Viet Nam that children play during festivals. Similar to the African game "Mancala," the game involves players moving counters ...
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$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Water Pressure Blaster

In this experiment (pages 1-3 of the PDF), learners apply pressure to a water bottle (i.e. “push” on the water) to determine how the area of a hole affects the force of the ...
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$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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Jars of Stars: Advanced

This math activity uses stars, jars, and scoops to help children build their estimation and volume skills. As you play, estimate how many scoops of stars it will take to fill a ...
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$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Tricky Toothpick Puzzles

In this hands-on activity, children use toothpicks to build different triangles and squares, then use the toothpicks to build and solve some tricky shape puzzles. This lesson plan ...
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$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes